Word: respectable
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...smirks, Little Shop is in the end a cowardly disappointment. The stage show earned respect because it showed universal dramatic rules applied in even the silliest of situations-- Seymour paid for his crimes. Oz told The Crimson he had originally shot the film with the theatrical ending, but that "test audiences" in San Jose, Calif., "didn't go for it." Movies have to have happy endings, he was told, and thus his Little Shop appeared with a happily-ever-after conclusion that contradicts what the play was about...
...When you're in the the hospital you feel helpless. You seek help from someone who seems like they deserve respect," said researcher Jocelyn J. Dunn, a fourth-year student at the Harvard Medical School...
Jull says that when he first became a Baha'i a year ago he faced some skepticism from friends whom he'd gone drinking with before, but adds that he thinks their cynicism soon changed to respect...
...role. If not, Sakharov's views may conveniently get lost in the din of glasnost. Gorbachev may further hope that Sakharov will give Moscow's lagging reform agenda a practical boost at home and a political lift abroad. Toward that end, Sakharov played his part well. "I have great respect for Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev," he told Western reporters. "I find the new policy of openness in this country very important...
...While it is true we were very comfortable, we never had too much. My mother saw to it that we would appreciate everything that we had. As she put it, it was not good to have anything in excess. It was also impressed upon us that we should respect our elders. I remember when I was little, they said I asked a lot of questions. It wasn't the thing to do at the time. But it was a very happy childhood. Because we had such a close-knit family, I was determined that I should also be very attentive...