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...most populous country speaks, people listen--though it isn't always easy. Jiang Zemin, President of China, gives speeches loaded with fusty rhetoric, like "the primary stage of socialism" and "We will strive unswervingly to resolutely uphold Deng Xiaoping thought." His slicked-back hair, enormous spectacles and cryogenically fixed smile smack of the old-fashioned apparatchik. So wooden a leader is often in danger of being upstaged by his own podium...
...technique wherein cartoonish, exaggerated characters interact with frighteningly realistic characters to great comedic and dramatic effect. Here, though, all of the characters are cartoons, and with no contrast (and no reason for the audience to care about them), the film becomes reliant solely on Ewan McGregor's big smile as a lure for audience involvement. McGregor is a handsome guy, but no mug could save these flimsy characterizations--especially in conjunction with that ridiculous hair...
...recognized that while hostility may increase during midterm week, TFs are actually very gentle, docile creatures, easily placated by a visit to office hours or even the simplest intelligent comment in section. Take care of your TFs. Feed them response papers regularly and hand them your midterms with a smile. And then someday, when you yourself pupate, you may find that you, too, will rise through the academic food chain...
When the Hoods attend a "Key Party," where husbands place their car keys in a bowl and wives fish them out to form new sexual partnerships, the hostess presents them with the bowl and says, with a devilish smile, "new this year!" It's too new for the Hoods, who don't quite know how to handle free love. Meanwhile, precocious Wendy Hood insists on wearing a Richard Nixon mask during foreplay with Mikey Carver (Elijah Wood). These details, however uncomfortably amusing, put the very local action of the film into a larger context. If the film's goal...
Most interviewers will admit (and research supports) that they have largely made up their minds about a candidate within the first five minutes of meeting him or her. Important "first impression" indicators? Arriving on time, a firm handshake, sustained eye contact, a warm smile, good posture, and introducing yourself in a relaxed and confident manner...