Word: helplessly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...right, too. Years ago, before the scientific verdict on the dangers of smoking was conclusive, consumers were practically helpless. They had few clues about the lethal properties of the three-inch unfiltered weapon held tightly between their fingers. The smoking industry--an age-old cartel deriving economic sustenance from marketing death--certainly wasn't about to tell them...
...Nobody was doing anything because they were waiting for someone else," said Ebony B. Mitchell, a sophomore. "We have realized that it is not enough to stand by and hope for change. We are not helpless. Youth is our advantage. Help may come from outside but it must come from within us. United we stand in cause and determination...
...thoughtful passion that gives substance to every line of dialogue -- testifies to Garbo's acute, intuitive knowledge of screen acting, and it allows her to play Marguerite at high pitch and with perfect precision. At the end, as she dies reconciled with her lover, she is both a helpless child and a hoarse old woman, whispering pleas and forgiveness. No other actress could create such a performance, or get away with...
...book contract) with Jeffrey MacDonald, a physician accused of brutally murdering his wife and children. But instead of writing the exculpatory tome that MacDonald had been led to expect, McGinniss produced a work of pitiless condemnation. Malcolm uses this example to argue that journalists are reprobates who hoodwink helpless patsies and publicly betray them...
...more people visit this town than any other American City? Almost all of them are casino-goers: helpless dreamers hoping for a more exciting life, or simply weekend visitors escaping the dreariness of nearby New York City and Philadelphia...