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Both Benoit and Jacques, the two women's "lovers," are, however, willing to risk themselves for the principle of freedom, not for the love of a single woman. This similarity corresponds to a similarity in the personalities of Irene and Sophie. Irene assert during one of her first meetings with Sophie that "Your eyes show you can be very tough. That doesn't bother me; I see the same look in the mirror every morning." The face of the individual, important throughout, here forces audience and characters to recognize internal likenesses. Indeed, one is made to realize throughout the movie...
...fourth point was his biggest problem. He claimed that African-American progress depended on increased educational commitment. There is no disputing the fact that African-Americans like all groups would benefit from increased educational attainment. However, to assert that the lack of education is due to some deficiency in commitment is ridiculous. I would like to remind Professor Steele that many African-Americans in the "Crucible of oppression" died for trying to educate themselves. Furthermore, the establishment of 117 African-American colleges and universities in the Reconstruction period, as well as the struggle to gain access to universities such...
...while it is easy for Mr. Yu to assert the importance of objective journalism, I believe he would change his tune if he were in my shoes. Thomas P. Lynch Boston...
...music is sublime (or so the operagoer is told beforehand) and of course, in Italian, love conquers all the nasty little moral quandaries of life. But whereas Violetta will die tragically at the end of the opera, clearly depicted as a victim of her hedonistic lifestyle, Roberts' character will assert her independence from Gere and at the same time win him back. The differing moral judgments of the same lifestyle is ample testimony to opera's anachronistic qualities in modern-day liberated society...
Elie G. Kaunfer 95, chair of Harvard Radcliffe Hillel, said yesterday, "It is totally absurd to assert that the goal of Hillel is to oppress any group of people.. and it's people like professor Martin who unnecessarily aggravate Black-Jewish relations." Kaunfer is senior editor of the Crimson...