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...Mark Lipsey echoed the BBC’s article: “In early studies of perception of scientists by high school and college students [dating back to the early 1960s] they were seen as intellectual dedicated human beings, but difficult to comprehend and erratic in their interpersonal relationships?? 41 percent agreed that they were ‘apt to be odd and peculiar people.’ Such unflattering, stereotypic images of scientists apparently remain prevalent, even among knowledgeable people.”The modern myth of the scientist these studies allude to is visible in popular...
...what two people really maintain a relationship by sitting and staring at each other in loving silence?Malick attempts to convey his message about love and colonialism through symbolism rather than dialogue. Smith, Rolfe, and Pocahontas each represent different ways of encountering both the new world and personal relationships??colonial expansion and restlessness, development and domesticity, and appreciation and awe, respectively. Yet, these archetypes can’t really substitute for the real development of ideas, character development and plot that made Malick’s earlier films, such as “Badlands?...
...weave both character development and philosophical discussion may have worked in Goldberg’s novel, but falls apart in the film adaptation. The central theme of the movie, of insignificant parts coming together to form a whole of immeasurable meaning—letters make words and individuals form relationships??doesn’t translate well into a movie that is actually enjoyable to watch. The introduction of too many story lines leaves the audience feeling incomplete, and in the end, there is no gratifying resolution. “Bee Season” had the potential...
...least likely to talk. The legions of the socially awkward at Harvard are, depending on the degree to which they are awkward, less likely to form a good blocking group, thrive in a student group, or excel in sports—all of which require strong interpersonal skills. Institutionalized relationships??like marriage and sports teams—are important precisely because they feel more secure than non-institutionalized ones. This is why we need real House communities: so the students who find it difficult to obtain social security, so to speak, are guaranteed the chance...
According to researcher Nancy Luke, so-called “Sugar Daddy” relationships??in which large economic and age disparities exist between sexual partners—are a significant cause of unsafe sexual behavior in young African women...