Word: portrayal
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...comic limits, its accuracy of tone, texture and pitch keep one persuaded and involved. For a studio that has been trying to regain its grip on contemporary reality, for audiences that must by this time be jaded by the noisy and moronic farcicality of adolescent life as most movies portray it, Tex may prove to be a revelation. At the very least it is an expert entertainment...
...Attack" headline, playing on the familiar McDonald's slogan, fails to accurately portray the sources of McNamara's campaign warchest. If anything the McNamara campaign should be presented as a "grass-roots" style effort. His contribution list includes over 30,000 contributors: their average contribution is $19. Only about 1.5 percent of McNamara's funds have come from...
...which brought images of bombings and suffering to television audiences everywhere, had stunningly served to portray Israel as the aggressor in its dealings with its Arab neighbors. The massacre involved more than 300 known deaths, and by the weekend it was believed the final total could reach the 700-to-800 range. The number was not large when viewed in the context of Lebanon's savage seven-year civil war, but the killings may well have marked a watershed in the history of Israel and the surrounding region. Most immediately, the massacre made negotiations for the withdrawal of all foreign...
Republican Sears may be a less than formidable opponent. Much as King's salt-of-the-earth supporters dislike Dukakis, they are likely to find the aristocratic Sears an unpalatable alternative. Nor can the Republican easily portray his opponent as a liberal spendthrift, since Dukakis was a budget-cutting Governor. Above all, there are three Democrats for every Republican in the state. "The Democratic primary," says a Boston political consultant, "was the general election...
...attributes some of the story's popularity to the Law School administration's success in "framing" the issue for popular consumption. "The students didn't have time to structure a public relations approach as the administration did," he says. A primary goal of the administration, Stern asserts, was to portray a rift between white and black students. In fact, however, Stern says there has been "unprecedented" cooperation between BLSA and white students on campus. Over 500 law students, the large majority of whom are white, petitioned the Law School for a reinstatement of the law and racism course, for example...