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...anywhere. Although, she is far more intelligent than her peers in Crenshaw, she is noticeably less sophisticated than her cohorts at the bees. During her journey, she inadvertently befriends Javier (J.R. Villarreal), a lovable character who enthusiastically welcomes her into his world of wealth and privilege, respects her spelling prowess, and even develops a little crush on her.The plot is fairly predictable, but refreshingly realistic. Unlike the documentary “Spellbound,” most of the characters are not flat and have a broad range of experiences apart from the spelling bee. All the characters seem like people...
...violating in his scene, where he showed off his dramatic flair by adding in some improvised ass-grabbings of his TF while they performed a scene from “The Taming of the Shrew.” Erenest Burnbaum Professor of Literature Daniel Albright likewise showcased his theatrical prowess, dropping an extemporaneous F-bomb as Iago from “Othello” (don’t remember that from the play). Galena E. Hashozheva, a grad student, managed to impress her audience even without such tactics. Unlike some of her professors, she had memorized all her lines...
...move-out, the UC should look to outsource services to enterprising student groups, and if necessary, consider incentivizing these initiatives through subsidizing grants. This would be a highly cost-efficient method, especially in comparison with the UC’s current system under which elected representatives with little business prowess run inefficient systems. With respect to FiCom, the UC must also seek reform. Currently somewhat hamstrung by bylaws—one, for instance, that requires a two-thirds vote to overturn FiCom recommendations—the UC should seek to revise its bylaws in addition to changing the institution...
...Today, Chinese still tend to admire American wealth and technological prowess. But one crucial aspect of the relationship has changed: as China's economy has boomed and the nation's importance on the world stage has dramatically expanded, Chinese self-confidence has blossomed. The U.S. may still be the world's undisputed superpower, but the gap is narrowing. Why look upon America with awe or fear when an endless trail of foreign leaders and corporate titans now flocks to China to grab a piece of the action and to pay their respects? Likewise, Chinese see the flood of less exalted...
...mixture of wonder and fear. Woken from torpid indifference to the outside world by humiliating defeats in the Opium Wars, the Qing mandarins decided China must strengthen itself by observing the ways of other countries. But for all their awe at America's technological prowess, of "fire-wheeled vehicles" that moved faster than a Daoist sage "riding the wind," signs of distrust soon emerged. Liang Qichao, a Chinese reformer who visited the U.S. in 1903, expressed concern about American imperialist tendencies. After reading President Teddy Roosevelt's comments on the need for a greater U.S. role in the Pacific, Liang...