Word: wishing
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...soundtrack includes a smattering of love and/or loss songs, featuring Sarah McLachlan, Lisa Loeb and Carly Simon (who, fittingly, is joined by her daughter in singing "Amity," an ill-conceived attempt at marrying folk, pop, a pinch of country and maybe a little blues). Loeb's "I Wish" and McLachlan's "Ice Cream" leave us wondering if the producers could have chosen something just a little more mainstream. Bif Naked jumps into the jumble with "Chotee," which, refreshingly, has a beat that is faster than a pacemaker. Of the two new tracks, Lang's title track is understandably...
...producer/director in China. I didn't know anything about the industry at first, but at the time I was working with a musician friend, the composer and rock-star, Cui Jian, the Chinese counterpart of John Lennon. I was a huge fan of his music, and it was his wish that I help direct his video. I realized that the money that I made from these music videos could go toward funding my films, not a bad situation...
Does she miss the fact she didn't get a typical childhood or get to go to college? She admits, "I still do wish I could have gone to school. You know, I still can go whenever I want. It will be very different, I'm sure." She lets out the trademark giggle. "But I still have that choice...
...troubling that creationists argue that students should be allowed to decide for themselves which theory to accept. Children simply have neither the time nor the attention spans to study all of the research supporting the different theories in order to make up their minds as to which theory they wish to believe. We cannot present any and all theories of how the earth began as explanations with equal merit. It is our responsibility as adults to decide for them from among the current theories which is the most convincing scientifically. Moreover, there are very few teachers who believe both theories...
...Kansas Board of Education should take note of this fact. Even though the members disagree on the principles of what should be taught in the classroom, they should realize that in order to provide a high quality of education for the students, scientific theory must be taught. If parents wish to instruct their children differently, they have every right to teach these theories at home. However, by removing scientific theories from the state curriculum, the Board provides a disservice to its students by limiting their education and hampering their prospects in the American job market. Therefore, the Board should reconsider...