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...Things could have turned out quite differently for Dobroshi. As a teenager in war-torn Kosovo, the odds were stacked against her. She talks about a day in 1999 when gunmen stormed a bar in Pristina and opened fire. Almost all the customers, including one of Dobroshi's professors at the Pristina Academy of Arts and a good friend of hers, also an actress, were shot dead. Another friend survived with a bullet in her head...
...things, popcorn - the smell of which almost tipped off a team of Colombian and American Special Forces hot on their trail. Though the military offensive made life harder for the hostages, it also filled them with hope. "We were exhausted, we were starved and our supply lines were getting torn up," Howes says. "But it was a good feeling knowing that the guerrillas weren't waltzing around the countryside totally relaxed...
...about whether the films’ messages were innocuous or harmful, how portrayals have changed over time, and Disney’s social responsibility. “Children are being socialized with very strong images,” said Ryan P. Mahoney ’12, recalling stereotypes of torn dresses and headdresses in “Pocahontas.” “Disney is so omnipresent, so it needs to take responsibility for its messages,” he said. Audience members said that the documentary made them realize how deeply certain values had been ingrained in them...
...deliver sweet indie pop into their ears. The band’s failure to get inside is certainly not for lack of trying. The offer of numerous varieties of flowers certainly doesn’t work. By the end of the video the ground is littered with the torn up remains of various bouquets. That’s very sad, but look on the bright side: now they can make potpourri! Just as ineffective is their banging on the door. This isn’t just any banging; at one point the drummer actually gets his sticks out and hits...
...best of his life, he described it quite humbly and simply: “really close match.” O’Connor conveys this level of humility not just in casual conversation, but in wrestling spheres as well. He bounced back from a torn MCL and partially torn ACL last season to enjoy great success this season. He idolizes and strives to emulate fellow team members, such as co-captain Louis Caputo, an All-American currently ranked 10th in the NCAA in the 184-pound weight class. “Incredibly hard worker, very talented, mentally strong, knows...