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Moreover, while we may use Veterans’ Day to dutifully salute those who have been undergone the trials of war on such a day, the very reason it is demarcated as a federal holiday is due to the serious, complex nature of those trials. As we have seen in history, and as we can see now in contemporary examples of war, it brings horrors beyond belief. The real crux of the appreciation that we should show is that men and women serve their countries, not for war, but despite its grim realities. To merely observe this, and not utilize...
...inhabit. Traces in the soil of the remains of mice and sparrows - animals that exist most commonly in places of human settlement - point to a significant population boom in the Natufian period. They may not have had seasonal harvests, but the people of this time lived in a complex and perhaps even flourishing society. "What we see [with the Natufian burial rites] is the beginning of a tribal system," says Bar-Yosef. The shaman, buried with her mysteries, looms mercurially over this moment...
...headache just thinking about it. And though Mrs. Venable’s madness is certainly not easy to portray, Aykroyd delivers her long monologues stuttering in a heavy southern accent all the while remaining incredibly understandable. The cast’s grasp on the play’s complex characters should certainly be commended. The set, conceived by the director in collaboration with Rachel D. Libeskind ’11, was pleasing to look at but did not comfortably mesh with the actual tone of the play. White drapes along the wall and white lace coverings over the furniture...
...campus science research—as a “model for student-faculty interactions” and stressed the need to establish a similar opportunity for the social sciences. In addition, she spoke of the potential for more research openings once the University’s Allston science complex opens in 2011. Shifting her focus from the sciences to study abroad, Hammonds underscored the importance of challenging undergraduates to “leave the confines of Harvard Yard and Cambridge in order to explore new cultures.” “As higher education becomes more internationalized, there...
...hotels in the Chinese enclave of Macau. When Singapore decided several years ago to boost its economy by becoming a tourist destination, the government of the conservative little city-state took the controversial step of legalizing gambling. Las Vegas Sands was tapped to build an anchor casino and resort complex on Marina...