Word: harshness
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...plot and characterization stood out as naive. Bluntschli being referred to as the "chocolate creme" soldier was immature and Louka's girlish innocence didn't quite fit her character. The childhood regression seemed inappropriate for the subject at hand. Possibly Shaw was trying to contrast adolescent naivete with the harsh reality of the late 19th century war setting, but the concepts repelled each other more than making a statement...
Clinton owes much of his political fortune to the Republican party, which earlier this year was hailed as the party of the future. Instead, it will end this year with even lower approval ratings than the Democratic 1993-94 Congress that it replaced. By appearing harsh towards the poor and senior citizens at the same time as it pushes for tax cuts for the upper and upper-middle class, Congress has provided Clinton with the perfect chance to reposition himself with voters...
...crack all the suspects. While some, like Hagai Amir, quickly told police what they wanted to know, Yigal has offered only intermittent cooperation aside from his confession, and others are not breaking down as hoped. The investigators have long experience successfully grilling Palestinians, but they cannot apply the same harsh psychological and physical methods to Israelis: the law forbids many such techniques except to prevent an imminent act of terror. Meanwhile, the milder pressures--sleep deprivation, no clean clothes, no visits with attorneys--have failed to elicit all the information police are seeking. Investigators, "are still in considerable darkness," says...
...alone. And the impact of such born-again frugality will be harsh. It threatens to turn the Christmas shopping season that starts this week into a "pretty crummy" one, says Ed Yardeni, the chief economist for the C.J. Lawrence securities firm. Consumers are buckling beneath nearly $1 trillion in installment loans--almost twice the level of a decade ago. The average household carries $3,900 in credit-card debt alone. "Consumers are tapped out," says Peter Caruso, who follows retailing for Merrill Lynch. "There is no spending power left." Indeed, the government reported last week that retail sales dipped...
...Gito The Ungrateful," one of the most popular African films in 1992, succeeds beautifully at providing a comic look at the dreams and harsh realities of one arregant man after be graduates from a French university and returns to Burundi confident be can become a cabinet minister. Gito (Joseph Kumbels) reminds one of Tom Cruise's arrogant Charlie Babbitt in "Rain...