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...Assad’s portrayal of his characters’ vulnerability counters media depictions of terrorists as cold-blooded extremists. Khaled delivers a speech to his community, pouring out his frustrations and grievances and explaining why he has chosen to become a martyr. His angry words are not recorded, however, because the cameraman was concentrating on his falafel sandwich. The dark irony of his deflated diatribe both amuses and overwhelms the viewer with compassion for him. It somehow feels akin to watching a younger brother flounder in a play while no one pays attention to his efforts...
Gentry says the work was chosen with the deliberately chosen to “shock and enlighten” viewers, and to continue the long-running aim of BlackCAST productions to “open people’s eyes to ideas and situations that they don’t really think about all the time...
...thereafter, he persuaded the Faculty to adopt cryptic changes to admissions policy which reduced the percentage of Jewish freshmen at Harvard from 27.6 percent in 1925 to less than 15 percent when he retired in 1933, according to Jerome Karabel’s scathingly comprehensive “The Chosen: The Hidden History of Admission and Exclusion at Harvard, Yale, and Princeton...
...second time in a row, all nine incumbents are seeking reelection.Under Cambridge’s Plan E form of government, the councillors elect one from among their ranks to hold the largely ceremonial position of mayor, while a hired city manager runs day-to-day operations. When Sullivan was chosen by his colleagues for a second term as mayor in January 2004, he became only the fourth major since World War II to serve consecutive terms. Council members traditionally take turns holding the position, and the process of choosing a mayor can drag on in contentious behind-the-scenes negotiations...
...table. A big priority will be to reevaluate and overhaul the way the UC is involved in social programming.” Angry UC members present at yesterday’s meeting questioned the commission’s decision not to survey the student body before an artist was chosen. “We have never had the luxury of time to deal with personal opinion more broadly,” said McCambridge, who fielded questions from UC members. “We can’t access student opinion.” McCambridge said that in the future...