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...think the women often find it difficult to say a forceful no. I have a sense that in many of these cases, the woman thinks she has said no, but it may have been in subtle ways--ways that have caused confusion." This statement lends credence to the vicous view that a stated "no" can be reasonably interpreted as "yes." It is this kind of statement that allows men to rationalize acquaintance rapes...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Reform the System | 11/6/1990 | See Source »

...when Trane died in 1967, leaving Tyner to fend for himself, the mellow piano player turned vicous. He stayed that way right through the early portion of the 1970s. Albums like "sama Layuca" and "Song of the New World" lost that pleasing sound that he had created with Trane...

Author: By Snatch Cramer, | Title: JAZZ | 5/12/1977 | See Source »

...twenty-nine scenes are ambiguous and open to varied interpretation, it's pretty clear that Buchner was a social critic who didn't like what society was doing to mankind. Woyzeck himself is the guinea pig used by the characters Buchner hated: most specifically, the army represented by a vicous and stupid Captain, and misguided science, represented by a hack doctor. Because of economic pressure, Woyzeck must allow himself to be exploited in order to live. His sanity rests on his faith in Marie, the mother of his illegitimate child. When she betrays him, Woyzeck goes slowly insane, kills...

Author: By Tim Hunter, | Title: Woyzeck | 8/19/1966 | See Source »

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