Word: repeatability
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...ancient theme of the cyclicality of nature and of female fertility is beaten into the viewer like a hammer. But at the same time the play presents us with a vision of one in whom that cycle is broken--"blocked up," as many of the play's characters repeat of Yerma--and asked to try to understand, with Yerma, the meaning of this arresting of the natural cycle in terms of "fate" and of morality...
...slightly promising lyrics. The words fit with the style of the music, focusing on overcoming difficulties, saying "Get up the same way you went down./ You gotta turn that frown upside down." While the words are still repetitive and riddled with cliche, they move beyond the two-sentence-repeated comments of the other songs on the album to a more developed line of thought. And while the lyrics still repeat and the song still sounds tired, the singer's tone of voice works well with both the musical style and the lyrical content of the song...
...beat characteristic of ska, but the majority of the songs lack the energy usually present in this style of music without compensating for that lack of energy with interesting instrumental themes. And none of the songs are redeemed by meaningful lyrics. Most simply make one statement and then repeat it, and those that elaborate do so in a superficial manner. Floyd Lloyd succeeds in offering a vision of soft ska, but he does not succeed in actualizing that vision. What is left is a CD that is mediocre at best--sapping the music of its energy and leaving nothing substantial...
...come to view the federal courts as their best ally in the battle against affirmative action. Proposals to roll back racial preferences have gone nowhere in Congress. Affirmative-action foes won big in California last year with Proposition 209, but that victory has turned out to be difficult to repeat in other states. The federal judiciary, however, is proving far more receptive. Two years ago, the Supreme Court showed a distinct willingness to strike down minority-business set-aside programs. And in Hopwood v. Texas, a challenge to affirmative action at the University of Texas Law School, a federal appeals...
Whether or not Colgate can make up for that offensive hole could be less consequential if senior Dan Brenzavich can repeat the stellar 3.11 GAA of his sophomore year...