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...Wilder is known for his light touch. He is a director who takes extremely difficult subject matter and then treats it with a light touch that does not trivialize,” says Conley...
...Carnival and Moulin Rouge. While Xtina’s cringe-worthy acting makes the video difficult to watch with a straight face, her choice to eschew the sexy in favor of the vaguely historical is probably a good one in light of the song’s somber subject matter. The video’s climax comes when Christina finally comes to terms with the permanence of her father’s departure. As the music swells, the quick-cutting montage depicting key scenes from her past accelerates to a breakneck pace and Christina belts out “there?...
...turns out, however, boys and girls do not have the same experience in school, no matter how integrated the sexes are. Research over the last decade or so, found mainly in reports from the American Association of University Women, contains a profusion of studies showing that girls fare poorly in co-ed schools: They are ignored, patronized, passed over; when teachers give girls personal attention, it is often about outfits and appearance; girls get good grades but poor scores on standardized tests; they have low self-esteem. Latina and African-American girls, in particular, are overlooked and underachieving. The classroom...
...however bad the BCS is, the Ivy League is far worse. Michigan fans: when you’re watching Ohio State play Florida a week after New Year’s for college football’s biggest prize, no matter how much you think it should have been a Buckeye-Wolverine rematch, be grateful...
...family, my wife, my cousins, they work in the plant, and now that I work for the union, they trust me." He adds: "I think now they are understanding how to reach Latinos, because, look, I am Latino, I can say that the law says it doesn't matter if you are undocumented, you have the same rights as any other workers...