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...madness of that war. Soon his friends are on their way home; either dead or seriously wounded. Anthony, addicted to this to make him a man. Instead, it made it hard for him to sleep through the night. Taking a job at the butcher's, Anthony tries to straighten out his life, but he is soon sucked into a scheme to hijack an armored car. At this point the audience must wonder how many times this film can change gears. Just as one gets comfortable with the pace, the Hughes Brothers slam it into reverse. As can be expected...
...clueless as the MK board members might appear, experts in corporate governance say there is often little that outside directors can do to straighten out a com-pany before things go very wrong. "They often hear from management, 'Don't worry. It's just a temporary trend,' " says Jay Lorsch, a professor at the Harvard Business School. "It is very hard, even for a very smart group of directors, to understand these things...
...working for?" Pause. "Does he understand that Texas has passed criminal-nonsupport statutes?" Pause. "Do you think he may be afraid to call? That if he calls he will go to jail? Tell him I will work with him in any way I can to help him straighten this out." Final pause. "But if I find out where he' s working and he hasn' t called, I won't give him the courtesy of a phone call. l'll attach his wages." James hangs up. He's good: people he wants to pay up, usually pay up. That makes their...
...world like perfume on shit with a fake smile and a false sense of security." Souljah envisions herself as a big sister, offering the guidance she asserts is so lacking for today's inner-city youth. Although occasionally didactic--most notably in the book's conclusion "Listen Up! (Straighten It Out)"--Souljah's passionate delivery and obvious identification with her stated audience save her from condescension...
...only dignified response for Hillary Clinton or any woman similarly maligned is to stand up, straighten her spine and unflinchingly embrace the epithet. In the matter of insult taming, we have some exemplary role models. Gay militants now proudly call themselves "queer." Black rappers appropriated "bad"and even "nigger." If you want to de-fang an insult, you happily claim it as your...