Word: victimizations
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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THERE'S A STRONG SUSPICION throughout that director Glyn Vincent just gave up on certain parts of the play, figuring that that which was strong was strong enough to carry the longeurs. One of the first responsibilities of a director is pace, yet A.T.C. drags at times like a victim of Old West desperados tied to his horse. The dangers of the pregnant pause should be obvious to everyone, but they were not obvious to Vincent--too much weight is given to the significance of the silences. But his work with the actors seems to have paid...
...militants have resorted to systematic brainwashing. What has probably happened, at least with some of the hostages, is a degree of identification with their captors-a temporary reaction often referred to as the "Stockholm syndrome."* Says Stanford University's Donald T. Lunde, a psychiatrist who has treated Kidnap Victim Patty Hearst: "I'd expect the hostages to have some quite positive feelings for their captors for the single reason that these people have been playing a parental role with them and kept them in a dependent state." As a result, says Lunde, "they'll be making anti...
...role that keeps her flat on her back. Mostly, she is forgotten as the gumshoe and the hobnail boots approach each other for the climactic confrontation. But Delaney is never in real danger: when Blank is finally cornered, he starts to cry. The resourceful villain becomes a whining victim. The dark alley, which promised delicious thrills, is a narrative dead...
...evidence, he fell victim to the seventh: sloth...
...Saturday night, November 8th, a group of women and their supporters will march to "take back the night". This effort is an expression of women's anger at the rape and other forms of violence which daily threaten their lives. Every woman is a victim of rape, because every woman must structure her life so as to avoid it. The powerlessness which women feel when walking alone at night reflects the powerlessness which women experience in every aspect of our society...