Word: towardness
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...received an Oscar nomination for the film—without ever having seen a frame of film he had shot. “As a filmmaker, the one thing I did pick up somehow was to trust my instincts,” he said.These hunches pointed him toward some of the film’s most striking moments. Along with the film’s producer, Philip D’Antoni, Friedkin decided they needed a scene fit to rival the already-famous car chase from “Bullitt,” which had been released just three years...
...pats on the back,” Steiker says, “but those who weren’t, didn’t feel sufficiently appreciated.”By switching to a pass/fail grading system last fall, Kagan says she has taken a step toward reducing the perceived level of competition—though students acknowledge that competition is a way of life at Harvard. For her part, Kagan calls her student body “extraordinary” and a “privilege to teach.” Her willingness to hear student views contributes to what...
...there you were / Dumbfounded. / Walking the ward / After angrily spraying / The statue of John Harvard / A crimson red. / The Japanese tourists / Snapping your picture / As if you were / Part of the attraction.” Regrettably, this topic not only lacks in originality, but it’s ambitions toward the grotesque never outstrip the juvenile. An Extention School alumnus, Holder should have been aware that there is nothing more to give to this poem than an initial flabbergasted smirk quickly followed by dismissal. In “Davis Square, Somerville: Colonial Woman at the Au Bon Pain...
...Chinese economy. A February survey conducted by Merrill Lynch saw the number of fund managers who believed China's growth would be lower in the next 12 months shrink drastically. Jing Ulrich, chairman of China securities at JPMorgan in Hong Kong, noted after client meetings that "attitudes toward China's efforts to counter the economic slump seem to have turned more positive." The happy mood also showed up in Chinese stocks. By mid-February, the Shanghai stock market had surged more than 30% since the beginning of the year, making it the world's best performer. (The index has fallen...
...managing without the Americans. "We welcome such a decision and support it," said Tahseen al-Shekhli, a spokesman for the Iraqi government, of Obama's intention to end the U.S. combat mission in Iraq by August 2010. "We consider this as a good-faith sign from the American Administration toward Iraq and Iraqis...