Word: turning
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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When two candidates are so similar, voters can turn to their respective styles. Gore's eager-beaver, combative-yet-folksy manner contrasted with Bradley's didactic sternness Wednesday night...
...probably familiar with nondescript hotels; making the dining hall into the lobby of one, however, does nothing but conjure up the warmth of tepid coffee from free continental breakfasts. In trying to produce comfort for the masses, Currier stumbled upon mass-produced comfort. The dining hall's attempt to turn its institutional space into a homey place is bipartite: the area tries to hint at the comfort of the natural world (bridging the distance between the ivory tower and the "real world") while hiding any trappings of its functionality...
...Ashes. It's the sneakers that are so unlike the scuffed lace-ups that he wears in the photograph on the front of his latest book, 'Tis, as he grins out at the world from his new home in New York. And so, as McCourt patiently waits for his turn to speak, I struggle--unable to reconcile the image of the comfortable American retiree before me with the stories I have read. I struggle, that is, until he begins to speak...
...America degrades the brilliance of what is, on its own, a wonderful film, and interferes with the creation of a captivating fantasy. Several of the vocal performances are wonderful, such as Billy Crudup as Ashitaka and Gillian Anderson as Moro the Wolf Goddess. Crudup is entirely believable, sounding in turn appropriately brave, vulnerable, and kind. Gillian Anderson's voice is altered here, designed to sound more godlike (the effect succeeds). Her growling tones are menacing and eerie, and her Moro is as intelligently complex as many of the human characters. Others, however, are slightly weird--particularly Minnie Driver's voice...
After Harvard's goal, UConn turned up the pressure, pinning the ball on the Crimson side of the field for the majority of the game's final minutes. The Huskies' aggressive play earned them three corner kicks in the final four minutes, but Harvard was able to turn them back on each occasion...