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...American history. This approach has been tried before and found wanting. Under the Articles of Confederation, the new nation attempted to operate as a loose alliance of the former colonies from 1781 to 1789. It was found to be so unmanageable (George Washington called it "little more than a shadow without the substance") that general dissatisfaction led to the creation and adoption of the Constitution, under which the U.S. has managed pretty well for a couple of centuries...
...shadow of the bombed-out building disaster, Kluttz describes what he called a scene of heart-warming humanitarian gestures...
...community," she pointsout. Keith Light, a former senior advisor forCanaday who served on the Ad Board for two years,says he recognized that "the biggest dilemma ofthe board is working with a standard that fits auniversity setting given there is also a standardthat governs the legal system. Beyond a shadow ofa doubt' does not have to apply to the Ad Board."Although Light states he believes the Board bendsover backwards to ensure a fair decision is made,there are "inevitably limitations to a large bodythat attempts to hear difficult and complexcases...
...shadow and illumination in "Citizen Kane" tells the story with force equal to its story and character; together they create a cinema legacy which is strengthened with every new movie released. Look for the works of Spielberg, Stone, Scorscese, Branaugh and Coppola in the film. they're all in there, somewhere in the long shadow cast by "Citizen Kane...
Wilder's camera is generous to Swanson, playing with the copious material she gives him to create confusion between light and shadow, cinema and life. The camera chills, not only with beautiful photography, but with inspired editing which creates a dialogue of images, blending forms from one scene subtly into another...