Word: somberly
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...Well,” he says in a somber tone, “I just think somebody has made a grave mistake...
...points in the conversation, Rock expressed a surprising tone of somber self-reflection. In response to a question about what literary character most represents his “true self,” he quickly chooses Coalhouse Walker, from E. L. Doctorow’s “Ragtime,” because Walker is a “guy who got pushed too far and went a little bit crazy.” When asked what role he’s proudest of playing, Rock replies that it was drug addict Pookie in the 1991 drama...
Despite its somber subject matter, the film is actually a comedy. Scott said the film’s juxtaposition of the tragic and comic as characteristic of “Indian humor”: “Indian humor is an important facet of Native American culture because it reflects our ability to laugh in spite of great suffering and sadness. In popular culture, there is a stereotype that Native Americans aren’t funny, or are very stoic and serious. The movie shows that Native Americans are just like everyone else and can be comedic...
Dressed in a black suit and black hat, the solemn figure slowly walked the 100 yards from his car to the gravesite. A somber shadow of his former self, Menachem Begin, 72, was at the Mount of Olives cemetery in Jerusalem to attend a memorial service on the third anniversary of the death of his wife Aliza. The former Israeli Prime Minister had not been seen in public since a similar service last year, and some 200 people, including seven Cabinet ministers from his Likud bloc, gathered to pray and pay their respects. After the 15-minute service, Begin answered...
Despite the generally up-beat feel, the night also showcased more somber spoken word performances from Toussiant Losier ’04 and former Caribbean Club President Kara Lee ’04, that drew attention to some of the injustices that plague the Caribbean...