Word: stooping
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Unfortunately, in the thirty-odd years since the debut of The African Queen, the standards of the academy have taken a drastic nosedive. To see just how low Mr. Oscar has been forced to stoop, take a glance at Hannah and Her Sisters (Nickelodeon, Harvard Square). Hannah may very well be the best picture to be nominated for this year's "best picture," but that is more a reflection on its feeble competition than on the film itself. Another in a series of Woody Allen's ruminations of life, love, death and the Big Apple, this movie features very little...
...proboscis weighing his head forward into a bashful stoop, and his Prince Valiant hair clanking against his forehead, Emo introduced himself: "My name is Emo. As opposed to Emu...which is a tall, ugly skinny creature with a big beak. No resemblance there...." Laughter...
...college concentrations is usually insightful, especially for those readers who may be ambivalent about their own choices. However, Mr. Smith provided little wisdom at all, serving only to perpetuate inaccurate and damaging stereotypes. Though "Pre-Meds" may be overzealous in their quest for grades, I doubt that any would stoop so low as to steal a wallet. It wouldn't even help their grades. Mr. Smith chose only to portray every college major in its worst stereotypical light. Attitudes such as these, even if in jest, serve only to misinform and misrepresent. To add insult to injury, Mr. Smith engaged...
...traitorous mercenaries, and the comandantes are true nationalists. To many, the revolution has meant better schools, improved health care, and the forging of a national identity. On the other side are those who understand the Sandinistas to be dedicated Communists, and some would say, with Reagan, that they will stoop to any crime to impose a totalitarian state. As many as 250,000 people have fled Nicaragua since the triumph of the revolution in 1979. The disheartened who remain behind say they stay to fight for the democratic society that the Sandinistas once promised and have long since betrayed...
...athletic wanna-bees stoop so low as to break the law, though. A far simpler path to fashion coolness draws the aspirant directly to Dillon...