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...makes things possible that otherwise would not be. Things you would never imagine doing—kicking puppies for example—would suddenly become possible or even inevitable in a context of fear—if, say, you feared the puppies were rabid and looked ready to bite. A more real and heartbreaking example is that of soldiers my age at roadblocks and checkpoints in Israel and Iraq alike, shooting children, women and journalists. These soldiers are not malicious; they are simply afraid for their lives. If a warning shot goes unheeded, fear leads to death...
...branches worldwide, Harvard’s own Dunkin’ Donuts sits a short stroll from the river Houses and the Yard, making it the perfect site for a between-class bite or Lamont study break. Patrons can enjoy a scrumptious greasy breakfast sandwich ($3.75 with a medium coffee) and need only wander over to the next counter for 31 flavors of dessert...
...Toronto's festival, now in its 28th year, is North America's most congenial and capacious showcase for Asian films from Iran to Bhutan to Japan. That was particularly gracious this year considering that Asia's most notable contribution to Toronto in 2003 was a bite of the SARS epidemic. Forty-four locals died in the only major outbreak of the disease beyond the Far East. For months pessimists envisioned a festival depleted of its usual horde of stars, not to mention filmgoers decked out in surgical masks. It didn't happen. The top hotels were overbooked by Nicole Kidman...
...America is something like a dumb puppy that has big teeth--that can bite and hurt you, aggressive." JOHNNY DEPP, American actor who lives in France, in an interview with a German magazine. He later said the quote was taken out of context and that he merely meant the U.S. is "a very young country, and we are still growing as a nation...
...America is something like a dumb puppy that has big teeth?that can bite and hurt you, aggressive." JOHNNY DEPP, American actor who lives in France, in an interview with a German magazine. He later said the quote was taken out of context and that he merely meant the U.S. is "a very young country, and we are still growing as a nation...