Word: portrayal
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...Oberon and Titania's court. Nick Parrillo '99 gives an intriguing performance in the key role of Puck, the fairy messenger of Oberon and the meddling instigator of much of the trouble in the wood. Puck, who also serves an important narrative function in the play, is usually portrayed as a mischievous, high-powered figure. Parrillo, however, has opted for a slyer, more subtle characterization. This decision, evidently made in part to accommodate the unusually dominating presence of Burke's Oberon, still works quite well, allowing Parrillo to to contribute to the sense of mystery which surrounds the fairy court...
...between 53 percent and 58 percent. Because there is so much intermarriage, he proclaims that "Jews must become more welcoming of anyone who wants to be part of our heritage." I'd like to present some statistics from September 19, 1996's The Jerusalem Report which more accurately portray the current inter-marriage situation...
Evidence of McVeigh's admiration for a novel called The Turner Diaries, published in 1978, will aid the prosecution's effort to portray him as a hate-filled radical. The book, a favorite of far-right groups, tells the story of a group of white supremacists who blow up FBI headquarters in Washington at 9:15 one morning--almost exactly the same time of the Oklahoma City bombing. The Turner Diaries oozes invective against blacks and Jews. "We have allowed a diabolically clever, alien minority to put chains on our souls and our minds," a passage reads. "Why didn...
...very seldom adopts statements that take a position this formally," said AAU President Cornelius Pings. "We wanted to get some attention, the attention of policy makers across the country. We wanted to portray our opinion strongly...
Throughout all of anime, one senses a dark current coupled with lightness and comedy. There is a frustration with the progress of capitalism, but at the same time, fantasies portray its benefits. For instance, one finds a cautionary note about the human search for utopia in the movie "Appleseed", where a world programmed to be perfect through scientific advances becomes as much of a prison as the pre-utopia world of toil and strife...