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...statement about the time but to give a picture of what it would be like. On the other side you have this coming-of-age story, the transition of this young man whose ultimate goal is to avenge his father's death. So, we wanted him to represent the plight of the Irish immigrant, and what it was like to live in these conditions in this unique world, while making sure the characters had dramatic impact and the story had resonance...
After returning from the front, Sheehan-Miles left the Army and helped start the Gulf War Resource Center in Silver Spring, Md., one of the first groups to call attention to the plight of Gulf War veterans who have suffered from illnesses since returning home...
...Zhang says he has learned to ignore such carping. But in recent years, he seems to have taken it to heart. In his heartwarming Not One Less (1999) he deftly sweetened a story about the bitter plight of impoverished rural schoolchildren with lighthearted humor and an almost cloyingly cheerful ending. The dusting of sugar made it palatable to audiences and censors alike without weakening its searing social commentary. But at times his compromises have yielded less success. His last film, Happy Times, was originally conceived as a tale of laid-off workers struggling for dignity while submitting themselves to ever...
...pity that Lott, like the Rebel flag, just won't come down from their Confederate pride poles and join the New Mississippi. The great irony is that Lott's Republican colleague in the Senate, Thad Cochran, is seen in the state as a moderate leader sensitive to the plight of the poor, a man with no tolerance for racist code-language, bigoted euphemisms and Jefferson Davis homages. He is a Bush Republican, a true compassionate conservative...
...beat to DMX’s “Up In Here,” Fletcher University Professor Cornel R. West ’74 took the mic. While West delivered tight rhymes about “shaking yo’ ass” and “the plight of the underclass,” Kenan Professor of Government Harvey C. Mansfield ’53 and Frankfurter Professor of Law Alan M. Dershowitz engaged Porter University Professor Helen H. Vendler in a freak sandwich. “I give all my ladies...