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...massacre scenes, besides being the best part of "Queen Margot," also function as an illustration of film's subtext about ethnic cleansing. The situation in Bosnia is clearly on the film makers' minds, and Chereau re-enforces this connection through his choice of the film's composer, Goran Bregovic. Bregovic, born in Sarajevo to a Serbian mother and a Croatian father, fills "Queen Margot" with medieval Balkan melodies and the voice of Ofra Haza, which at first seem incongruous in a film so French but which later make perfect sense...
...terms of voter registration and we also have a higher cultural hill to get over. For many years, it was culturally unacceptable to be a Republican in Massachusetts," Vernon adds. "I kept the fact that I was a Republican under wraps...I mean if I was at some social function in Cambridge, I would not say I was a Republican...
Brovkin says he is concerned that the expressedintention of the CUE evaluations--to offerstudents guidance in choosing courses--might beincompatible with the added function of using themas hiring devices...
...Gingrich thinks the new attitude is a function of resurgent idealism, rather than profound discontent, then he hasn't spent enough time with voters like Thomlin. What motivates them is a deep distrust, not only of authority figures but also of the national picture of peace and prosperity. In a Time/CNN poll conducted in early January, 53% agreed that the country is in ``deep and serious trouble,'' compared with 40% a decade ago. By most obvious and traditional measures, America is doing well. Unemployment is the lowest in five years, the economy is growing, and crime has eased somewhat...
Many students, however, feel that a certain amount of background--not to mention an extraordinary amount of motivation--is necessary to function in the class...