Word: perhapses
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Proulx once lived in Vermont and Newfoundland, and the works which made her famous--Heartsongs, Postcards and The Shipping News--are more than simply rooted in those places: it is Proulx's firm belief, a belief that sometimes seems to verge on determinism, that geography inexorably shapes human behavior. She...
It is important not to classify Proulx among the trendy and in general second-rate group of writers who are identified as "nature writers." Unmistakably, these stories are about people: indeed, it is that for stories which rely so heavily on the impact of environment on behavior, the Close Range...
But perhaps the most interesting result is the overall level of student altruism.
One weakness of this novel is that forced into the raw, unedited action is some cliched philosophy. Each character represents a certain mindset, an extreme faith or belief, and Teran flounders around with strained dialogue between Case and Bob and even a couple of extremely uncomfortable visits into Cyrus's...
Those of you who watch 60 Minutes will have seen Lesley Stahl's interview with George Lucas as well as several short clips from the film. You will have noted, perhaps, Lucas's obsession with detail and his insistence on Getting Everything Right. Evidently he has succeeded--at least in...