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...that simple. The BCC may not use force to recruit new members, but not all coercion is physical. Their high-pressure recruiting practices prey on the insecurities of their recruits. College students are at a vulnerable point in their lives. They are often lonely and unsure about their future. They are particularly susceptible to those who offer them security. The BCC offers these students security, but only at the price of their independence and their self-esteem...
Have these individuals fallen prey to charminggimmicks and the appeal of efficiency, losingsight of the true gastronomic splendor of thedessert experience? What about the honest,rewarding work that goes into carving rock-solidice cream out of a bucket with a sticky scooper?If this seems hyperbolic, observe one student'ssuggestion that "Currier House should be renamed'Fro-Yo House,'" Casual joke or flagrant idolatry?The same student calls the process of servingfro-yo a "creative outlet; you get a chance tosculpt and relax at the end of your meal time."The simple act of trying to get a serpentine ropeof...
...Stab (Gordon Tootoosis), the Native American who narrates the tale in movie Indianspeak--stilted language with many references to nature (``It was in the moon of the red grass,'' he says solemnly when he wants to date something). Tristan takes to cutting out the hearts of fallen prey to free their spirit and develops a lifelong, mutually unhealthy relationship with a grizzly bear. He never fully escapes the call of the primitive, but at a certain point he does begin carrying on like his Wagnerian namesake, giving himself over to romantic brooding, hopeless love, careless violence and long sea voyages...
...pleasant apartment--he offers her a Christmas trip to Rome instead. In the end, of course, he loses the girl, but Brookner's triumph lies in the story's resolution. Torturing his sensibilities, wasting his money, disparaging his friends, Katy nonetheless succeeds in bringing animation back to her prey. As she re-enters the void from which she came, George starts a new life...
...story is told as both Felicia and Mr. Hilditch experience it, and these alternating points of view not only enhance suspense but also illuminate character. Felicia does not know that while searching for her lover she has become prey to someone else. As she thinks back to the romantic interlude that caused her current dilemma, she cannot--or will not--see how badly used she has been by the father of her unborn child...