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...community. In fact, former bullies, neighborhood vagrants, and her once-neglectful family also help coach her for the bee. The support of her community is their redeeming attribute and an inspirational aspect of the movie.Much of “Akeelah and the Bee” is based upon Akeelah’s inability to fit in anywhere. Although, she is far more intelligent than her peers in Crenshaw, she is noticeably less sophisticated than her cohorts at the bees. During her journey, she inadvertently befriends Javier (J.R. Villarreal), a lovable character who enthusiastically welcomes her into his world of wealth...
...thing to do now is for ministers and the press and radio and everyone else concerned with public opinion to undertake to fortify the people spiritually for whatever comes, now that the thing is upon us ... A sense of spiritual poise is essential if we are to be ready for whatever happens ... In the H-bomb era we can't go back to muskets. We've got to maintain anything essential to our defense, the H-bomb or any other kind of bomb...
...Legal Level. But if this was the moral answer, where was the practical ground upon which hope could function...
...Frosh Weekend Although juicing high school seniors is probably still legal by the letter of the law, this year we felt slightly wrong about hosting a group of acne-faced high school guys and telling them that we would only provide them with alcohol or not excrete feces upon them when they were sleeping if they successfully brought back a gaggle of D.T.B. pre-frosh girls. Failing this, the only interaction we can report is when Catizone saw a bright-eyed pre-frosh taking notes in one of his early morning classes. Pre-Frosh: “Do you like...
...story is still pretty interesting so long as it centers upon the code-cracking and historical backdrops. When Tess and Sean discover the true motives behind the Templar actions, the story really heats up, with multiple double-crosses and revelations to keep the reader guessing...