Word: roles
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...Israel's role. I have a feeling that the trend in Israel now is toward greater extremism because they fear that Israeli Palestinians and Palestinians in the occupied territories are getting together. I hope this will change to a clearer vision of what is at stake and what needs to be done. Without jeopardizing their rights, we could be on the verge of giving them the kind of life and the kind of peace that they have never imagined...
...instructors. AIDS sufferers swear by such self-help books as You Can Heal Your Life (Hay House) by Louise Hay, originally written for cancer patients. Another favorite is Love, Medicine & Miracles (Harper & Row) by Dr. Bernard Siegel, a Yale Medical School professor who theorizes that patients who take a role in their own treatment have the best chances of survival...
...just a fraternity; it's a lifelongcommitment. As businessmen, there is a lot ofstress placed on setting role models, on loyalty,and on continuing the frat," says Schaeffer...
Eric Dandridge does a good job in the role of Davenport, but there is room for improvement. In the scenes where Davenport faces Captain Taylor, a white officer, there are definite traces of racial tension as Taylor comes to grips with the Black man who is his equal. Although Dandridge plays Davenport as witty and almost stern, at times during these conflicts with Taylor he misses the mark by not giving Davenport the attitude of a fighter. Dandridge also does not succeed in strongly portraying the anguish Davenport must experience as he struggles to maintain the dignity of his stripes...
Rufus Jones makes a decent attempt at the role of C.J. Memphis, a character who seems to be an Uncle Tom. Everyone in the company likes Memphis except Waters. Jones gives a comic performance as Memphis, who is from the deep South, for the totally naive and acquiescent creature that he is. Jones' last scene, in the MP jailhouse, when the crazed Memphis feels he is at the end of his rope, is particularly moving. A large part of the role involves singing and although Jones has a nice voice it lacks the bluesy quality that the songs require...