Word: mentor
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...hipper-than-thou champion of attitude journalism. Both like to make fun of short people. Both offered sleek twists on tired genres: Seagal the martial-arts movie, Spy the glossy gossip rag. Both are deeply indebted to Creative Artists Agency boss Michael Ovitz, who is Seagal's movie mentor and Spy's eternal obsession. And both have sturdy Time Warner credentials: Seagal as one of Warner Bros.' most reliable moneymakers (Hard to Kill, Under Siege) and Spy as a publication founded by former TIME writers Kurt Andersen (now back at TIME as editor at large) and E. Graydon Carter...
Avery Tolar (Gene Hackman), McDeere's mentor at the firm, is now a much more interesting character. A heavy-drinking womanizer who uses alcohol and sex to dull the pain of his wife's rejection while managing to retain a shred of human compassion at the end, his relationship with Abby is one of the strongest parts of the film. The contrast between the young, innocent wife and the older, jaded lawyer and her ultimate emergence as the stronger character is painful but dynamic to watch...
...addition to the conference, Radcliffe provides support for some women leaders through its resources, such as spring break externships and mentor programs...
Dean of Radcliffe College Philippa A. Bovet says she thinks Radcliffe's programs externship and mentor programs are particularly useful...
...feedback from students who participate in externships and mentor programs," Bovet says. "I think very explicitly many have discussions with women about effective leadership...