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Ryder’s professorial advocacy is undercut by the way she just seems to want to gab.

A blunt demeanor, professorial intellect and sometimes polarizing ways have defined her three terms as an outspoken member of Congress from a competitive Orange County district.

Porter’s three terms as an outspoken Democratic member of Congress holding down a competitive Orange County district have been defined by her blunt demeanor, professorial intellect and sometimes polarizing behavior.

Others, like, Rob Nicholls, a professorial fellow at the University of Technology Sydney, said the changes could have been made with an automatic enhancement function, similar to selfie filters that modify someone’s facial features.

The actors are terrific enough to complicate the equation: Wright secured a long-overdue Oscar nomination for his superbly restrained work as Monk, rivaling even Giamatti in his ability to locate new shades of professorial grumpiness.

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