Word: thrill
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...also coaxed top performances from his cast, especially the lead actresses. Tilly, with her otherworldly glamour, is a New Age evil stepmother; in her sleepytime voice, pod threats have the thrill of seduction. And Anwar (Al Pacino's dance partner in Scent of a Woman) plays Marti as honest, balky, easily bruised; already she has the edgy assurance of a pro slated for stardom. Her soft lashes and wary eyes, which make her look as if she has just been prodded awake into a nightmare, key this haunting film's message: that life has to be faced with eyes wide...
Some petty thieves romanticize their motivations. The senior male confesses to feeling an "intense psychological thrill" when he shoplifts, like "hang-gliding, parachuting, life on the edge...
...newer exhibits make some use of modern technology. The Sound Production Morphology Exhibit allows visitors to hear dolphin and whale sounds at the touch of a button, and complementary computer-generated graphs display their frequencies. The real thrill of the museum, however, lies in exhibits which haven't been touched for years...
Eric T. Atkisson '94 nearly smashed his skull on the side of narrow ravine in New Hampshire's Mt. Washington. But he still craves the thrill of coasting down the slopes...
...Terhune, who owns and operates Chile Head, which recently moved from a one-unit kiosk to a two-unit kiosk, said consumers' passion for the"cheap thrill" of peppers and salsa have helpedher shop succeed...