Word: tasked
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...council voted in favor of creating a task force to "end the practice of allowing a student to change rooms solely because she or he is uncomfortable with the sexual orientation of her or his roommate before making a sincere attempt to live with that person...
...Living up to the image of "god" is no easy task. However, Clapton Chronicles certainly asserts that though this blues-turned-rock-turned-pop guitarist may be mellowed by more than 30 years of experience and expression, he is still very much alive, and very much ready to provide "atmosphere...
...crowd pleasers was "Black Steel," which turned Public Enemy's classic "Black Steel in the Hour of Chaos" into full-bore rock, and, what's more, made white kids from the suburbs dance to it. Tricky ended his set with "Pumpkin," in which he achieves the seemingly impossible task of making a Smashing Pumpkins sample into dubby groove. Halfway through the song, it suddenly morphed into a cover of Eric B and Rakim's "Lyrics of Fury," sped up to feverish drum 'n' bass intensity...
...Crazy in Alabama is at times brilliantly poignant in its portrayal of the fight for civil rights and at other times utterly inane when it comes to any scene that involves its main character, Lucille (Melanie Griffith). Its paradoxical blend of intense drama and absurd comedy accomplishes the daunting task of uniting two seemingly disparate storylines by a common cause: the fight for freedom, whether from an entire society or a controlling spouse. Crazy in Alabama juxtaposes the fallout of two murders in a small Alabama town: the killing of an abusive husband by his Hollywood-bound wife...
...Perry and Campbell, they pull off the improbable task of both holding individual appeal despite failing to generate the slightest spark of chemistry. Campbell can always fall back on her natural sweetness to keep herself afloat, but she seems somewhat miscast here and never much rises above the level of serviceable. Perry, saddled with a ridiculous shaggy dog hairdo, has an even tougher time as he's called upon to carry the film without his greatest asset. Drained of his biting sarcasm, Perry is forced to rely on his slight natural charms and although he manages to be likable...