Word: problem
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Indeed, the reason why Lyne's film works is that it focuses upon the potential of film to beautify even the grotesque. The effect is a little artificial, a spectacle designed to seduce the viewer into turning away from the moral problem of the film. In a time when films often try to say something about life, here is a film about the power of film. Irene Hahn...
...Dartboard grew up watching game shows. Along with "Hot Potato" and "Sale of the Century," one of our favorites was "Hollywood Squares." We developed our problem-solving skills by debating the merits of picking Milton Berle or Alf for the win. After a while, though, we grew older and tired of game shows. Jm J. Bullock and Shadoe Stevens lost their appeal after their 387th game...
...problem, it seems, stems largely from the clubs' monopoly on the Harvard party scene. If there were more options for students to drink or dance elsewhere, we wouldn't need to tolerate the attitudes and actions of members. But like all monopolies, final clubs determine their own morals and policies. With power comes responsibility. But the morals and policies club members choose are irresponsible...
...Problem: You are starring in your high school production of Romeo and Juliet, and the part of Romeo is being played by Faris Bizzari, the all-state (and amazingly cute) quarterback of the football team. Opening night finally arrives, but just as you're about to say the lines, "Wherefore art thou Romeo," you blow a huge one in front of the large and suddenly grossed-out audience. Is there any way to avoid stigmatization for the rest of your high school career...
Reader Carli Schomerhorn, 12, from Great Falls, MT, writes, "I have a fear of embarrassing myself in public because my all-Mexican diet and natural body chemistry lend to an overproduction of gas." Here's a problem and solution set that can help deal with any potential public sheepishness...