It became known as the "pound cake" speech, because of its shocking central anecdote, which portrayed the hypothetical killing of an unarmed young black man in a skeptical light: These are people going around stealing Coca-Cola.
These include a 1920 silent film shot on the Yorkshire moors; a 1953 version by Luis Buñuel set in Mexico; a 1985 take by Jacques Rivette that many consider to be more authentic because of its shocking depiction of the embattled families; and a 1992 adaptation starring Ralph Fiennes and Juliette Binoche reminiscent of Merchant-Ivory films but with bad hair.
"Would she go down on you in a theatre?" You start to wonder if the line stands out not because of its shock value - even 10 years ago it seemed tame compared to the lurid suggestions of female rapper Lil' Kim - but because the image it conjures up involves Alanis Morissette having to shut up for five minutes.
The fan is made from a tough thermoplastic which is used to make car bumpers, crash helmets and modern golf club heads because of its shock-absorbing qualities.
Deconstructed, here's how Time relates to all of this: the cover feels inappropriate not just because of its shock value; instead, the imagery fosters the attitude that breastfeeding is freakish per se, and it then links this notion to society's complicated, contradictory prescriptions about mothers' sexuality.
General Electric, considered a bellwether for the global economy because of its diverse operations, shocked investors on Friday by falling short of analysts' profit forecasts.
Five years after it was made, "Sons" remains unseen in China -- in part because of its power to shock but also because, in official terms, it does not exist.
Celastrol has been found to induce heat shock response in multiple cancer cell lines because of its activation of heat shock factor-1 (HSF-1) [ 10].
Because of its association with hemorrhagic shock and predisposition to disseminated coagulopathy, it is a leading cause of maternal deaths worldwide [ 1].
Because of its association with hemorrhagic shock and predisposition to disseminated coagulopathy, it is a leading cause of maternal deaths worldwide.
Synthetic magnesium cordierite has a low thermal expansion and is used as a semirefractory material because of its resistance to thermal shock.
