Word: solider
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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While the Harvard attack came to life in the second half, it was the solid, veteran Crimson defense which turned Princeton (6-5-1, 1-2-1) into paper Tigers on this...
...Solid serving and immense offense rallied Harvard to a quick 7-1 lead. Dartmouth was able to decrease the lead to 7-5 but freshman Julie Yic's consistent serving, along with kills by Jellison and Elissa Hart, brought Harvard's lead to 10-5. Harvard went on to win the game on a forceful note with a kill down the middle by freshman middle Katherine Hart...
...China's most divisive modern tragedies, was the turning point in Jiang's career. Three weeks after the protests were quelled with violence and bloodshed, Deng named Jiang the new General Secretary of the Communist Party. The choice was a surprise. Jiang's record in Shanghai was solid, if unspectacular, but in the prism of Chinese politics he had other things going for him. He was now a favorite of the Old Guard. During the early days of the Tiananmen protests, he had sacked the editor of a daringly liberal, independent newspaper in Shanghai called the World Economic Herald...
...grainy dysfunctional-family drama that seems to be aiming for a Chekhovian blend of humor and pathos, but falls far short of the mark. Its saving grace is solid ensemble acting, and Julianne Moore and "ER" darling Noah Wyle hold their own as the two central characters who make Thanksgiving squirmily uncomfortable with their barely-concealed resentment toward their tacitum and enigmatic father (Roy Scheider of "Jaws" fame). Unfortunately, none of the characters here are given enough depth or dimension to earn any true empathy...
Pelzig's greatest success is in the role of Mercutio, brilliantly performed by Robert Wallace, because it succeeds in incorporating humorous acting with a healthy dose of solid ballet--something that seems missing everywhere else. Wallace is a delight to watch as he dances drunk, pirouettes, and step-dances off a stone bench; one wishes he were given the opportunity to dance the role of Romeo...