Word: speaking
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...campus-wide event and "endless discussions of Springfest bands," is the editorial staff referring to the council's efforts last year to survey student opinion over what band to bring to campus? This effort led to a collection of responses from 800 students, and the results of this effort speak for themselves--a SpringFest with over 3,000 students in attendance...
...nearly an hour longer than most cartoon features. "We had to confront the issue of violence head on," Miyazaki says. "Children already know all too well the violence that resides inside them and the violence that pervades the world around them. If we wanted to speak out about this question, we had to incorporate realistic violence in the film. I also agree it's too long. If only I were more blessed with talent, I could have made a shorter movie...
...still set just north of New York City (and visually quotes the Hudson River School of painters), but it was filmed in a studio near London and cast mostly with British actors. At first the accents are jarring; viewers will stop to wonder just when Americans finally learned to speak American. But the presence of Michael Gambon, Miranda Richardson and especially Christopher Lee will tip you to Burton's intent. He is making not an American folktale but a British horror movie--a tribute to the Hammer studio of the late '50s and later, to its Dracula and Frankenstein remakes...
Americans are finally waking up to the destructive consequences of 15 years of carbohydrate abuse. Everyone hates low-carb diets except the people who are on them! Congratulations to Dr. Woodson Merrell for his piece "How I Became a Low-Carb Believer." He had the courage to speak up. DEBORAH FRIEDSON CHUD, M.D. Tufts University School of Medicine Medford, Mass...
Back at the office, though, everyone knows that Joe has sacrificed his classes and free time in the name of the job. Student members of the organizations speak with awe about his dedication, especially his concern for the student members and his constant willingness to lend a hand...