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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...variations on an old theme often produce surprising results. Depending on the quality of the original idea, a remake can be a welcome sight to modern audiences. Alexander Chirkov's "Genesis of Genesis" attempts to accomplish this with the Biblical story of Genesis. The play is a series of episodes from the first 22 chapters of Genesis, including all the most famous: the Creation, the murder of Abel, the Flood and Abraham's sacrifice of Isaac...

Author: By Sebastian A. Bentkowski, | Title: And God Saw 'Genesis,' And It Was Not Good | 2/15/1996 | See Source »

...here to claim that authoritarianism is great and that we do not need freedom at all. A politically apathetic population would definitely do harm to a country's growth in the long run. However, in the case of China, there are some other things to accomplish before finally embracing it. Freedom should come from, and will usually be the natural result of, economic sufficiency. We can only wait for the emergence of a true democracy after the country accomplishes industrialization...

Author: By Xiaomeng Tong, | Title: In China, Freedom Is a Luxury | 2/13/1996 | See Source »

They may very well be long meetings, but they accomplish several things, not least of which is caressing the egos of those council members who love the sounds of their own voices. If they do the work, they should be allowed to talk about...

Author: By Patrick S. Chung, | Title: Keeping the U.C. On Track | 2/10/1996 | See Source »

...blacks can see the lights of Johannesburg from the stoops of their unheated, unlit shacks. But in the past two years the government has developed a workable administrative infrastructure to deliver necessary services. Hawthorne notes: "The orderly ceremony in Parliament reflects the way the country has been able to accomplish this remarkable transformation. There's no doubt that South Africa is better off now than it was three years ago, but much remains to be done...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Democracy As Usual | 2/9/1996 | See Source »

...Terrence has a positive spirit," Turner says. "He realizes last year he didn't accomplish what he wanted and now, as a senior, he wants to place at Heps...

Author: By Alicia Warlick, | Title: Mann Leaps Again | 2/8/1996 | See Source »

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