Word: idea
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Besides being dull, the plot entirely fails to come together at the end. The Wheel of Fortune theme that seems to show such promise never comes through and seems ultimately unrelated to the novel's meaning. The idea of a man bent on causing apocalypse to wipe out the consumer society is little more than a regurgitation of long overused cliches. And neither is the message of Messiah any major surprise. The messiah saves the world through-what else?-love! Here is a safe and time tested-vision but one incapable of laying claim to any originality...
...Sometimes it's really fun and interesting and you feel like a scholar," Berman says. "Other times I think, 'Why did I possibly decide to do this? It was a terrible idea...
...Sometimes it's really fun and interesting andyou feel like a scholar," Berman says. "Othertimes I think, 'Why did I possibly decide to dothis? It was a terrible idea...
...this argument--that there is no room for men in a class about "feminist ethics"--is flawed. Today's co-educational academic community runs against the long-asserted idea that women learn best in an classroom consisting completely of other women...
...ready to grant. Quickly the tate family's influence and prodding convinces Keaton's character to help Carla find her own apartment, giving her "Independence and dignity." Throughout the film, Carla and Danny struggle to discover their place in the world while Mrs. Tate battles with the idea of once again losing control over her daughter...