Word: passione
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...reminded of Pixote and City of God and Oliver Twist and a dozen Indian musical melodramas - which are more sanitized by far but display the same obsession for family ties and first love, and are just as unashamed in pushing feelings of joy and despair to the apogee of passion. Jamal's search for his long-lost lifetime love Latika is the stuff of Indian-pop films from the Raj Kapoor era to today. True to its roots, Slumdog, adapted from the novel Q&A by Vikas Swarup, ends with a chastely rapturous kiss and an all-out dance number...
...involvement with the program instilled in Purcell a lifelong dedication to children’s issues, a passion that would continue throughout his political career...
...Never leaving behind his passion for children and government, Purcell guest-taught Packrone’s PBHA- and IOP-sponsored CIVICS class on U.S. Government for junior high students in Allston...
...with Fosse in other productions, described him as a phenomenal choreographer, a perfectionist with great creative impulse. “Everything came out of one clear, specific vision,” she said. Woodies explained that through Neuwirth, the students would be able to bring Fosse’s passion back to life by understanding his vision more concretely. This is, in fact, one of the objectives of Woddie’s course: “To go back to the big bang of creativity, when it first came out of the artist,” she said. The master...
...anyone standing in Harvard Yard around 11 p.m. on election night, the passion of the youth vote could not be doubted. Screams, cheers, and chants of “Yes We Can” echoed around the freshmen dorms for more than two hours after CNN announced the results of the presidential election. The number of voters under the age of 30 grew both nationally and on campus, and students and faculty cited various reasons why youth will maintain their increased interest in politics. Although concrete numbers are not yet available, exit polls indicate a significant jump in youth turnout...