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...have a noticeable influence over those who do “get it.” When asked what he hopes the book will do for those readers, he responds, “you know, set them on fire. Burn their faces off.” There is something brave and earnest in Marcus’ insistence on these (not entirely original) ideas about how we use language and in his attempt to portray the resilience of emotions through their negation. Marcus deserves credit for his sophistication and ambition. But the presentation of these concepts is such that most readers...
...tragedy and trauma. A curious journalist once asked me to introduce him to a potential martyr. When the journalist asked, "Why would you do it?" he was told, "Would you fight for your country or not? Of course you would. You would be respected in your country as a brave man, and I would be remembered as a martyr...
...conflict. We have to get rid of the territories and end the occupation." Orly thinks a desire to change course is bubbling up from the bottom of Israeli society, but she fears it won't amount to anything productive. "Neither on our side nor theirs is there a leader brave enough to take heroic decisions of historic importance," she says. "That's why I have no hope. We'll have wars and bloodshed that could continue for dozens of years...
...perhaps soon, in Iraq as well—the national anthem, and the sight of the stars and stripes whipping in the fresh spring wind, should remind every fan of the sacrifices others made, and are making to protect the land of the free and the home of the brave...
...Brave New Campus