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...Favreau lobbied to cast Downey as Stark, Iron Man's alter ego, when Marvel Studios and Paramount Pictures wondered if a younger actor with a blander past would be a smarter marketing choice for a potential franchise. In Iron Man, Stark's convoy of humvees is attacked following a weapons demonstration. Insurgents hold him captive in a cave and demand that he build them a devastating weapon. Instead, Stark builds himself a suit of armor with a new sense of purpose. "Tony Stark goes through a bit of a moral reawakening in this movie," Favreau says-a character arc that...
...cost of quality of applicants. Additionally, Harvard’s recent increase in financial aid to students of low- and middle-income backgrounds has demonstrably made Harvard’s tuition costs more accessible to Harvard families. In the admissions game, the increased perception of financial feasibility is paramount in encouraging students to apply, and the lengthened recruitment period certainly made publicizing this to students quite successful. Another change in this year’s admissions game is that 110 fewer students have been accepted. Considering yield rates in the past, this means that the Harvard Class...
...island nation. “If you have a problem, we’ll take care of it,” one recruiter told a contender. “We want to get you up to Boston right away.” Now more than ever, such initiative is paramount. In 2002, bilingual education was banned, making it illegal to teach students in a language other than English. In its place, English-immersion was promoted, in which a student’s native language can be used only to help explain complex ideas. Although such a program may be viable...
...season is now over the moment the team loses. The team believes that these are the keys to consistency.“It’s pretty obvious that we can’t survive without playing our best hockey. The focus and discipline has to be paramount in order for us to advance,” Donato said. “A lot of guys in this locker room, especially the seniors, have had thier backs against the wall and responded well over the last several years.”MacDonald agrees and puts faith in the ability...
...Ahmadinejad legislators? Is that not then a vote of confidence for the current government? I don't believe that people voted for the government. I think people came to the ballot boxes to vote for their revolution, their state, and their Leader [Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, theocratic Iran's paramount politico-spiritual authority and unquestioned ruler]. That's a point where the West misunderstands us and our elections...