Word: preyed
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...strange ways in which dissatisfaction was expressed, all get lost when one simply looks on the '50s as those hilarious days of yore. Such a view is perhaps forgiveable in musicals and comedies, but even serious movies such as "Buddy Holly" and more recently September 30, 1955 fall prey to this distillation process. September 30, 1955 is without a doubt the worst example of this trend. It is also one of the worst movies, regardless of its theme, to come out in the last year. In this movie, James Bridges (director of "Paper Chase") takes a look...
...Wildcats did manage to outscore the icemen in the third 3-1, but virtually all of their goals could have been stopped. Starting goaltender Wade Lau let a slapshot trickle through his pads late in the second for the first UNH goal, then fell prey to Wildcat Bob Gould 25 seconds into the final stanza...
Wuensche's world is prey to minicrises. A pants zipper rips on a band uniform. A flute player is absent. A clarinet complains that the baritone sax is spitting on her. But the real plagues of Wuensche's existence are the twirlers' parents. Among his duties is the awesome responsibility of choosing the Huntsville line. Parents of unsuccessful candidates have accused him of favoritism and threatened to have him fired. Things got so bad that Wuensche no longer allows parents to attend the twirling line tryouts, which are now held behind locked doors in the gym. "They...
...demands and discipline; not all indulge in coercion or violence. Still, many conform to a standard pattern of behavior. Once a recruit is drawn into a cult-adherents prefer to call it a sect or denomination-its message is incessantly drummed in. The novice is seldom left alone, a prey to random thoughts. Ties are severed with his past life; communications with family and friends may be eliminated altogether, a process that critics regard as "programming" or "brainwashing." Says Kelley: "These movements divide families, split communities, create tension and friction and turmoil. They are aggressive, abrasive, unheeding of any consideration...
...photographing wild animals in Africa, Van Lawick has a scientist's understanding of beastly behavior and a raconteur's way with anecdotes. But his long suit is photography: studies of sociable lions coping with the problems of love life and day care, graceful leopards stalking their prey, packs of hyenas engaging in gang warfare, and endearing cheetah families at play-all unique glimpses of the harsh beauty of a wild and fragile paradise...