Word: spokenness
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...Here's my guess as to what happened. Harris is known to invest himself totally in the characters he creates; his agent, Mort Janklow, has spoken of the "terrible burdens" of producing these books. It's only natural that Harris would look for redeeming features in the psychopath who'd lived in his head for a quarter century. He may also have fallen under Hannibal's spell. (Novelist Martin Amis, who admires the first two Hannibal books, said Harris has lately "gone gay on" Lecter") Could it be that, like Clarice, he began Silence as Lecter's skeptical profiler...
...earn an I.B. diploma, students must prove written and spoken proficiency in a second language, write a 4,000-word college-level research paper, complete a real-world service project and pass rigorous oral and written subject exams. Courses offer an international perspective, so even a lesson on the American Revolution will interweave sources from Britain and France with views from the Founding Fathers. "We try to build something we call international mindedness," says Jeffrey Beard, director general of the International Baccalaureate Organization in Geneva, Switzerland. "These are students who can grasp issues across national borders. They have an understanding...
...bemused by Kinsley's wish for an apology from Washington's neocons. I feel it's enough that the country has spoken in the midterm elections and demanded a change in dialogue and, I hope, direction from our political élite in Washington. To expect the neocons to grovel is a bit much. Russ Smith Grosse Pointe Woods, Michigan...
...projection was completely lost. Understandably it was a percussion concert, but the visual aspect and variety were obviously missing at times. The show could have benefited from guest performances from other groups on campus such as the 2010 Steppers, the Pan African Dance Troupe or the Korean Drummers. A Spoken Word performance over one of the beats banged out by THUD would have also been a welcome diversion.Overall, “THUD! A Journey” was a great production and a pleasing forty-five minutes. THUD is comprised of mainly young performers from the Class of 2010, which means...
...Fiddler on the Roof” can now puzzle further by listening to “Wind It Up” and wondering why she is sampling that song about the goatherd from “The Sound of Music” in the middle of verses spoken-sung over bombastic synthesizers and pounding drum machines (and the obligatory L.A.M.B. reference). She’s yodeling! Crazy, right? Yet something doesn’t feel right. The improbable success of “Hollaback Girl” was due in part to its refreshing quirkiness. “Wind...