Word: thanklessly
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...years ago, it looked as though the movie world was about to knock Michelle Rodriguez out of the ring. The would-be actress was living with her mom in Jersey City, N.J., and laboring as an extra in movies like Summer of Sam; the thankless, anonymous work was wearing her out. Then she saw an ad in Back Stage for a Latina actress to portray a boxer in a new film. Rodriguez didn't box and had never auditioned for a speaking role in a movie before, but the ad intrigued her. "I thought, If I'm going to quit...
...demands just the opposite - a casual aloofness, a confident grace that Cruise can't muster regardless of how hard he tries. Everything else in MI2 doesn't help to conceal his shortcomings. Woo's schtick is growing tired, Thandie Newton just barely survived one of the most thankless roles in recent memory, the plot was just barely there, the action sequences were corny, etc. . And most intolerable, of course, is that ridiculous 'mask' cop-out that they keep throwing in whenever they run into a script dead-end. I'll accept it as soon as they answer the following questions...
...national level. Politics has become a dirty word; those who enter the political process are labeled as self-serving rather than committed by a margin of three to one. Community service sometimes brings instant gratification, with plenty of friendly faces and beaming kids; political involvement is a thankless task in which good work is easily lost amid petty differences and the lust for power...
...long ago, Bruce Springsteen--a friend of Coles'--had expressed interest in the usually thankless job. He attended a couple of lectures, delivered a presentation on Ralph Ellison's novel Invisible Man as his audition and was ready to serve as a teaching fellow for the course...
Those Harvard students who dedicate their time and energy to community service are quick to point out that it is often a thankless task. Hours of tireless commitment to endeavors aimed neither at money, nor at self-aggrandizement, are frequently overlooked on a campus that places an exceptionally high premium on traditional models of success...