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Naturally the revolution-based government could not remain indifferent to these plots, and certain strict measures were taken to thwart chaos. Some blamed freedom itself for the cause of the instability and even used religion as a mask to justify their shortsightedness. Autocracy has become our second nature. We Iranians are all dictators, in a sense...
When Gore wants to, his formality gives way to real charm, but even that is carefully calibrated. It is commonplace to say Gore wears a wooden mask in public and removes it in private to reveal a funny, knowing, ironic man of the world. But the quick wit Gore deploys in White House meetings or off-the-record encounters with reporters is just another layer of the onion, another protective device. He trusts almost no one, worries about leaks and guards himself to such an extent that some aides are not sure they have ever met the real Gore. "When...
...lethally boring. And yet, Damon avoids the pitfall of being one-dimensional. Instead, he keeps shedding layer upon layer of complexity during the film until finally we reach the core of his character near the end. It's almost as if he knows Will is all an act, a mask for something much deeper and thankfully less heroic...
...quite so open and welcoming as they had imagined either. In their first two years in town, says Mike, strangers waved from passing cars, and everyone seemed to know everyone else, "but we were on the outside looking in. People were outwardly friendly, but that was like a mask. 'Hello, how you doing? Come over anytime.' Slam--here comes the door." Some of their neighbors simply resent newcomers. An elderly woman across the street has two dogs that relieve themselves in the Dooleys' front yard. Politely and repeatedly, Mike asked her to control them. Finally, the woman blew...
Felipe did not know the names for the chemicals her company uses, but she said that when the they were applied on the vine, workers "were wearing a mask and breathers and everything...