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...though, are part of the amalgam of shared experiences and memories that the Class of 2004 collectively holds...
Coles created DoubleTake in 1995 with idealistic intentions. Before its recent hiatus—DoubleTake ceased publication in May 2003 in the face of serious funding problems and the threat of lawsuits from unpaid contributors—the magazine was an amalgam of photoessays, poems and personal narratives. According to the magazine’s promotional materials, DoubleTake aspires to “offer a rare opportunity for a kind of serious, patient consideration of the perspectives, visions, and concerns of others, and in turn, acts as a catalyst for community-service efforts...
Inventions of phrases like “liberal education” suggest that the review was not conceived as a document of pedagogical and intellectual innovation, rendering it instead an amalgam of actively duplicitous recommendations (creating the Harvard College Courses in part to make money and fame) and passively unfocused rambles. While the report emphasizes the theme of “globalization,” it skirts issues of moral reasoning in education, relegating them to a single paragraph recommending that the Dean “examine” how to teach “ethical and moral questions...
There are a number of bright spots that help to color the play. The production used an amalgam of time periods for its costuming, designed by Khalda A. Ibrahim ’04 and Sylvia W. Houghteling ’06. Particularly effective was the portrayal of the gods as modern businessmen, with Athena (Cydney McQuillan-Grace ’06) carrying a briefcase and Poseidon (David V. Kimel ’05) recording the destruction of the Greeks on the “to-do” list of his personal digital assistant...
...states sent only written briefs. "The political knot," said Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini, "cannot be resolved with judicial opinions." As a result, the 19-member Palestinian delegation - backed by representatives from 12 mostly Muslim nations - had the floor to itself. At issue is Israel's controversial "barrier" - an amalgam of trenches, towers, concrete walls and barbed-wire fences that may eventually snake for as much as 750 km, dividing Palestinian territory on the West Bank from Israel. Inside the Peace Palace, Palestinian Ambassador to the U.N. Nasser al-Kidwa said the wall was not about security but about "entrenching...