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...respect to the symbolic origins of vampires while simultaneously playing into modern consciousness. The latter is as incredible as it is frightening, as it recreates the starkly alienated landscape of most childhoods through the eyes of a vampire girl. “True Blood,” based upon a book series by Mississippian Charlaine Harris, plays heavily on the inherent rape-like violence of vampires. Meanwhile, it implicates the presence of racial tension in the South by featuring these fanged characters who threaten the “blood” of others. These attempts have made honest and artistic...
...that.”A NEW DEALOne area of improvement, according to Flores, is the institutionalization of communication.In previous years, UC leadership met with administrators on an issue-by-issue basis, which became “problematic” last semester, Flores said.Under the new communication structure agreed upon over the summer, Flores—and UC Presidents in the future—will meet weekly with the Assistant Dean of Student Life, Susan B. Marine, biweekly with Dean of Student Life Suzy M. Nelson, monthly with Dean Smith, bimonthly with Dean Hammonds, and semesterly with University President Drew...
According to Bar-Yosef, the discovery was “accidental.” When team member Eliso V. Kvavadze of the Institute of Paleobiology at the National Museum of Georgia analyzed the pollen content in soil samples to determine the change in climate over time, she came upon what appeared to be fiber fragments...
...with his two daughters continues the theme of parents as a potentially destructive influence. His growing preoccupation with revenge pulls him away from his family, even causing him to physically lash out at his wife. This point is further emphasized when Little’s first piece of advice upon their meeting is to give himself wholly to his children. Nesbitt’s performance is extremely effective; his tics, shakes, and darting eyes build on one another until he seems to be held together by nothing save his trembling cigarette. He evokes ample sympathy throughout the film, but when...
...Rather, I’m just making a plug for those close-to-home, “I knew him” heroes, through whom some of us live vicariously. We, like millions of other college students, will soon enter the professional world and bestow our brain power upon some sector of it. As wonderful as that is, many of us wish that our agility could match our analytical skills. We champion the few who’ve got both...