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...spite of her dimness--or perhaps because of it--Griffith renders a convincing performance as a perspicacious woman whose intelligence is often masked by a ditzy facade. Her work lends a great deal of warmth and humor to the film, which nonetheless does not diminish the impact of the appalling reality of Hitler's regime...
...first, the idea that students might be able to take final exams whenever they want sounds horribly unworkable, but other schools have done it effectively. Mount Holyoke went self-scheduled a while ago, in spite of all the obvious objections, and they haven't had many problems with the new system. Of course, their final exam period is only four days, but the fact that ours is longer would be an asset, as it would strongly enhance the benefits of self-scheduling with little additional harm...
Once he unleashed his forces against Saddam, Bush was astonished by how smoothly things went and how few allied casualties there were. "I was surprised that it literally worked out -- in spite of the predictions -- as quick as it did," says Bush. "The system worked, so I wouldn't change one thing in the way the decision making worked...
...participant on the panel I was struck by the close resonance between my familial confrontations over my gay sexuality and that of the straight South Asian audience members dealing with sexuality issues in their families. Ethnicity indeed creates links of common experience in spite of what has been constructed as a wide political divide in sexualities...
...performances from the main characters. And Peterson and Javerbaum rise to the occasion. Peterson gives an urgent performance that moves the audience to feel her need for love and attention from Brick. In scenes with her sister-in-law Mae (Heather Hughes), Peterson displays just the right amount of spite and hatred, while still retaining her Southern manners...