Word: chants
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...attending rallies, mainstream Americans show policy-makers the true depth of public concern for an is sue. The article on the Washington rally in Sunday’s New York Times does not mention the scattered corny chant lyrics, conspiracy theorists, star speakers, or the speeches’ content. Instead, it focuses on the number of attendees. Clearly, here, the most important function of a public assembly is to prove that countable masses of people back a given cause. Thus, it is vital that those of us who oppose a high-cost invasion of Iraq, who are concerned about more...
...outdone, the Republicans emerged from the restaurant to wave Sununu signs and chant...
...connection to the Web, they listlessly surf the library's own site. At one dimly lit lecture hall, students learn English by repeating phrases their teacher recites in praise of the Communist leadership. "All the people would unite single-handedly behind the great leader Kim Jong Il," they chant...
...technique with raw power. All in all, a good week's sport in Spain. FOOTBALL Boring, Boring Arsenal Time was that opposing fans would taunt Arsenal as boring. That was when the north London side played a dour, defensive game. Today it is the team's own fans who chant, "Boring, boring Arsenal," with irony. The side is in severe danger of being responsible for playing the most skillful and colorful football in England's Premier League. Under manager Arsène Wenger, Arsenal has become a team combining technique, speed and flair that not only plays dazzling football...
DIED. SWAMI SATCHIDANANDA, 87, Indian guru who opened the 1969 Woodstock festival by teaching the crowds to chant "om"; in Madras. A native of South India, the thickly bearded swami went to the U.S. in 1966 on the crest of a wave of counterculture interest in Eastern religion, and he eventually served as spiritual adviser to such celebrities as Carole King, Jeff Goldblum and Laura Dern. Satchidananda founded a number of ashrams, including Yogaville in Virginia, where he made his home. At Woodstock he shared the stage with rock luminaries Jimi Hendrix, the Who and Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young...