Word: setting
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...Jakes is set in 1948 post-war Los Angeles. Eleven years have passed since the fateful events of Chinatown which shaped Gittes' life. Those events have a crucial impact on the events of this current film, and having seen Chinatown makes seeing The Two Jakes much richer...
Recalling the era when radio stations blasted Iran's taking of American hostages with the song "Bomb Iran" set to the Beach Boys' "Barbara Ann," disc jockeys across the country are dubbing over pop songs to produce parodies of Hussein...
Think, Mr. Carswell (wherever you are), think, all of you: imagine the situation of your grader. (Unless, of course he is of the Wheatstone Bridge-double differential CH3C6H2 (NO2)3 set. These people are mere cogs; automata; they simply feel to make sure you have punched the right holes. As they cannot think, they cannot be impressed; they are clods. The only way to beat their system is to cheat.) In the humanities and social sciences, it is well to remember there is a man (occasionally a woman), a human type filling out your picture postcard. What does he want...
EVERY non-mathematical field in the University has its own set of vague generalities. For instance...
Despite their enthusiasm at getting paid to do what many would gladly do free, performers at theme parks and on cruise ships acknowledge three key frustrations. First, many of the shows are not very good, and once they are set, there is no opportunity to enhance them. Second, because admission is covered by a general entry fee, some spectators are just looking for a place to sit down, especially if the wait for a roller coaster is long, the day is hot and the theater is indoors and air-conditioned. As a result, their tastes may be unsophisticated. Says David...