Word: america
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Colorado Massacre Result Of Moral Decay in America...
...real problem with America is that the next generation--of which Thurston is a part--does not recognize this...
...first major success) shocked audiences with its graphic depictions of life on the fringe of society and its cynical indictment of American capitalism. Just as Arthur Miller'sDeath of a Salesmanspoke to the hopes of the would-be bourgeoisie, Mamet's work speaks to the empty aspirations of America's lesser elements--its junkies and gamblers and crooks, all lost in dreams of profit and free enterprise. Of course, true to form, Mamet speaks with far more crude energy than Miller ever would...
...million Armenians (60 percent of the population) were taken from their historical homeland and marched into the deserts of Syria, where they were beaten, raped, starved, tortured and murdered according to the systematic plans of the Young Turk government. The remainder fled mainly to Russia, the Middle East and America. Armenians, who had inhabited the Anatolian plateau for millennia, who had been the first nation to accept Christianity as a state religion, who had contributed so much to the development of scholarly thought and culture even as second-class citizens within the Ottoman Empire, were thus slaughtered at the hands...
...myself am of Armenian descent. My great-grandparents fled to America during and after the atrocities. Many of their brothers, sisters and parents were not as fortunate as they were. The impact of historical trauma is transgenerational and grows with time if reconciliation does not occur. I am sick at heart; so are other Armenians throughout the global diaspora. Cure for this particular disease may never be possible. However, I believe the international community bears a moral obligation to identify and confront genocide, be it past or present. To this end, Turkey must first recognize the Armenian Genocide and accept...