Word: toneed
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...were very aggressive early in the ball game and that set the tone for both teams," Harvard coach Joe Walsh said. "When we're running, we get them to throw more fastballs, and when we get more fastballs, our hitters are going to hit better...
...costumes and sets by Randy Barcelo added a great deal to this piece. From the simple gray and black suits of the men to the gray dresses of the women and the sequin-covered glitz of the two chorus girls, the costumes set the tone of the decade and the club music scene. The sets included black and white backdrops of New York City streets and the interior of many of the clubs including Birdland and The Royal Roost. There was constant changing of props from saxophones to trumpets, which the dancers actually carried throughout some of the sequences. There...
...character. He's usually hard to read, and his portrayal of an innocent reacting to the world around him is made more difficult to perceive through his evident detachment. Yee, as Papa Fu, seems similarly self-involved, weakening the important second act by delivering his long speeches in a tone somewhat too flat...
That citation, from historian Norman Cantor, appears in Dershowitz's book; but the contrarian defense lawyer takes issue with its grim tone. Intermarriage, he argues, is the inevitable consequence of long-sought success and social acceptance. Rather than trying to forbid it, American Jews must abandon an outmoded self-image as persecuted and mine their traditions for a powerful new identity that children and grandchildren will embrace. Somewhat eccentrically, he notes that the new identity need not include a religious aspect...
Unfortunately, gay activists wish that I, and the rest of America, did care. A great segment of the gay-rights movement, or at least a vocal portion of it, has adopted an aggressive tone. This group wants mainstream America to stare homosexuality straight in the face without blinking. On one level, this tactic seems to work as an outing mechanism for homophobes. Those who are disgusted will be tagged as bigots and chastised for their sins. In another direction, it supposedly serves to force homosexual acts into a framework of normalcy. Ultimately, it is counter-productive...