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...very least, the election of 1992 acclimated the American public to the concept of third parties and third-party candidates. Polls show that a majority of Americans want a third major political choice. That so many Americans would prefer Colin Powell running as a third-party candidate, separated from the traditional party platforms, is further evidence of the movement towards a new phase in our political evolution...
...representing her as well as myself, us." But he told her too that he "wanted to make a stand for the black man. It took a lot for a man to trust that another 999,999 men were going to be there. That's what the whole concept is about. Black men standing up for black men. Learn to love ourself so that we can love our brother. It works back and forth." The march was virtually the culmination of Pugh's own spiritual rebirth. He admits to battling alcohol for the past 10 to 15 years, and now attends...
...members of the black race have had opportunities before them." Star has accepted racism as an intrinsic part of the status quo and views its apparent permanence as a reason for black people to concede defeat, passively accepting the inferior status which has been assigned to them. Hmmm...interesting concept. We don't think so! To cease resistance simply because a problem appears intractable is absurd...
Although the overall concept and design are superb, Lucinda Hughey's choreography severely drags 'The Nightengale' down. Moments between Thrussell and Suarez let the piece lapse as the choreography merely bores the audience. No doubt, blame also belongs to Thrussell's performance, a real sleeper compared to Suarez's. Showing power or mystery as the Emperor, he has cold precision of a machine, a charm already claimed by the Mechanical Nightengale...
Coincidentally to my writing this column about the metaphysical implications of athletics, I'm taking Literature and Arts C-14 this semester, "The Concept of the Hero in Ancient Greek Civilization." According to Professor Gregory Nagy, athletics to the ancient Greeks were the ultimate contest. Ultimate victory required giving all of yourself to the contest, and in this way ultimate victory was analogous to death...