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...only complemented the overall blurred boundaries of reality. Here, Gondry’s attempts at natural American speech are rough around the edges, and there are more than a handful of back-and-forths that stray wildly from the lexicon of Passaic, N.J., where the movie is set.The biggest flaw in a film like this isn’t where it goes but where it fails to go. The script makes several half-hearted attempts at social commentary, from exploring the dynamics of a racially mixed neighborhood to the validity of copyright law. These stabs at meaning never quite...
...failed to integrate in France. Just remember the suburban riots two years ago: most if not all rioters were Arab and African Muslims. Secularist education and behavior are the keys. Muslim values are like any ordinary honest person's; Islamic values are not. Being a Muslim is not a flaw, but it's not a privilege either. Eric Valette, PARIS...
...decision, it was underwhelming: ignore the story and hope it goes away. A few surrogates could defend Kerry in the press, but the campaign itself would maintain radio silence. It was the same strategy they would employ a few months later when the Swift Boat attacks began. The flaw in the approach, of course, was that ignoring the situation didn't mean the stories went away. It just ensured that the Kerry campaign forfeited any ability to influence the coverage. On one side of the rapidly accumulating media accounts was a handful of unusually conservative bishops whose presence suddenly loomed...
...highlighted the conflicting and often-incongruent evaluation schemes imposed by the state and federal governments. All Massachusetts high school students are required to take the Massachusetts Comprehensive Assessment System (MCAS) tests and pass both sections—English Language Arts and Mathematics—in order to graduate. The flaw in the MCAS system, according to Fowler-Finn, lies in the retest for students who initially fail the exam. Tenth-graders who score below the passing level of 220 points on the MCAS when it is first administered can retake the test twice a year until they graduate. A score...
...Sometimes he's so polished, he's polished almost to a flaw," said Brian Wood, 44, a real estate developer at a rally in Sarasota, Fla., expressing a common concern. "People don't think he's human...