Word: stage
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...West was won, Los Angeles and the 20th century were built, by the cowboy mind. To the cowboy, nature was a vast wilderness waiting to be tamed. The land was a stage, a backdrop against which he could pursue his individual destiny. The story of the world was the story of a man, usually a white man, and its features took their meaning from their relationship to him. A mountain was a place to test one's manhood; an Asian jungle with its rich life and cultures was merely a setting for an ideological battle. The natives are there...
...Justices re-enter -- stage right...
...most important step to take at this stage, Scott says, is to make sure similar incidents do not happen in the future...
...electric. I've never given it much use, and for that reason it's lasted, and I've never bought another. Shaving simply isn't a priority with me. Not that I would be described as stubblefaced. It's just that I'm stuck in that stage when the difference between my shaven and unshaven faces is not apparent to the casual observer...
Having vented his cynicism, however, Brando agrees to take the case, thus setting the stage for one of the best courtroom scenes ever...