Word: characterized
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This idea is by no means new. It has been held for centuries, by some of the greatest thinkers. Aristotle acknowledged the benefits of music, particularly for young children, when he wrote that "music can render the character of the soul of a certain quality...the teaching of music is...
Vice President Al Gore '69 and Texas Gov. George W. Bush outline a number of educational reforms they plan to implement if elected to the presidency: increasing funding for technology in the classroom, shutting down schools that fail to meet standards and developing character education programs. Not a word of...
"What is so fascinating about the interaction between the king and his doctor," Hood says, "is that Willis cures George not by making him seem like a king, but by forcing him to behave as a normal man, bound by the laws of society, propriety and humility. It is only...
Dancer premiered in May and won the Palme D'or at Cannes; it unsurprisingly was met with considerable boos and has critics and viewers alike divided on its status as groundbreaking art or inane melodrama. The movie centers around Selma (Bjork), a Czech factory and single mother who is gradually...
To place Dancer in a genre, one might have to create a new category. A melange of melodrama, pastiche, and musical, the film tries one's patience and pushes viewers to a breaking point, much like Selma. But if we hold on under this mounting tension, then the rewards are...