Word: wanted
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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What makes Amplified noteworthy is the fact that it is ultimately reflective about its playfulness. The CD's unlisted final track, Do It, See It, Be It, contains a heartfelt message. "The song says you can be who you want to be," says Q-Tip. "Just see your goal." Q-Tip raps about growing up in Queens, the breakup of A Tribe Called Quest and his embrace of Islam. He admits his partyin' ways don't always conform to Islamic values, but he's constantly striving to better himself, and at least in his mind, it's the effort that...
...clearly her salvation. She grew up poor, in public housing in Nottingham, in the north of England, with eight brothers and sisters, and was shuffled in and out of foster homes. She left school at 13, and though she refuses to talk about those rough days--"I don't want my future in acting to be about my past"--her chance to participate in an acting workshop from ages 11 to 16 was her big break into that future...
...commotions of the century don't get into Rockwell's work at all. Looking at his output from the 1930s, you would never know there was a Depression. When the century exploded, he cushioned the blows. He once said, "This is where I can find America the way I want...
...making war--without flair or even instinct but with an awful proficiency. At making love they are just idiots. They haven't had the example of the movies or even mush literature to teach them courtship. They hide their feelings as clumsily as they express them. "So, do you want to marry me?" asks Sue. Jake replies, "No, not too bad." And for a moment we see the sweet awkwardness Lee induced in Sense and Sensibility...
...easy. There's no flood of new money on which to float a lot of start-ups, nor is there patience for companies that don't start making money immediately. The threat of massive failures at the big old companies has already drawn a backlash from top politicians who want to preserve lifetime employment. Next March, analysts predict, Nissan will announce an even bigger loss. But then, what's bad news for Nissan is good for Japan. --By Frank Gibney Jr. Reported by Tim Larimer/Tokyo