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...stigma attached to the burakumin in Japanese society is inexcusable. It is easier to understand why self-published authors often don’t get the respect they desire. Although Sazzae doesn’t quite attain its literary aspirations, it does show that not all writers with potential reach their audience through the mainstream process. If Sazzae had been squeezed by the pressure of that process, the writing would likely be much tighter and more consistent. Morin surely has talent, but there is something to be said for jumping through all the normal hoops...
...Blow Ourselves Up" [VIEWPOINT, April 8], psychiatrist Eyad Sarraj wrote that in the Koran, "God promised Muslims who sacrificed themselves for the sake of Islam" would not die but would "live on in paradise." This explanation highlights one of the most important reasons it is so difficult to attain peace in the Middle East: too many people misguidedly believe that something of a human being remains after death and that this something will experience pain and pleasure. The suffering resulting from this belief is unspeakably tragic. We need to strive for a better life while we are living. ANDRIES...
Future: My duty is clear. I must attain Condoleezza Rice’s job and forever surround myself with the Joint Chiefs of Staff. If all goes well prior to my position as National Security Adviser, I will spend the next decade or so completing special operations. Hereby I send one warning to those people constantly undermining my affections: Be considerate of my obsession or you will one day find yourself either deported or escorted from your job by members of the military police. Over...
...Kelly himself said, in 1975: "Fred represents the aristocracy when he dances. And I represent the proletarian." As TIME?s Richard Schickel noted in his 1996 obit of Kelly: "Astaire put us in touch with our romantic ideals and with that perfection of manner the rest of us attain only in our more blissful daydreams. At his best, Kelly reminded us that, in reality, we are obliged to improvise our happiness with such rough materials as fall to hand." But don?t take Schickel?s word ? what do critics know? Listen to another director-choreographer, Bob Fosse: "He looked like...
...what door? No fraternity at Harvard currently has a house to call home. Along with its own fundraising efforts, the undergraduate chapter might be able to reap the benefits of Harvard’s extensive alumni network in order to attain something many think impossible: a frat house in the exclusive area around Harvard Square...