Her next book, "Assignment in Brittany" (1942), a tale of espionage in Nazi-occupied Brittany in the summer of 1940, was also made into a movie, with Jean-Pierre Aumont and Susan Peters.
Gen. Perry M. Smith compiled a glossary to the insider lingo at Fort Fumble in his 1989 book "Assignment: Pentagon" that includes "Face time: time spent near big bosses in attempts to impress them with your diligence and loyalty". Night face, or after-hours contact, counts double; weekend face counts quadruple.
Many extend their book assignment to upperclassmen and faculty too.
Hosty's 1996 book "Assignment: Oswald" was a response to how he was depicted in the 1991 Oliver Stone film "JFK," his family said.
In her second year she will take another class with you, come to your office to write you more notes, but this time she will do her oral presentation in front of the class over her "Comic Book" assignment, a paper you have students write using only pictures.
The 13-week course included lectures, video appraisal, games, simulations, films, books, assignments and group sharing.
However, students have many channels for learning: books, assignments, friends, the internet.
The zanier "Fallen Angels" (1995, 97 minutes, Mandarin with English subtitles), an offshoot of the director's "Chungking Express," tells two interwoven stories about a woman who books assignments for her lover who is a hit man, and an ex-convict who, interestingly enough, makes a living by opening stores that have closed for the night and forcing people to buy the merchandise.
