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...authorities. We need a reason to come together. John-Edouard Silva Paris Before Americans shake our heads in wonder or look down our noses at the French for allowing extreme inequality to fester for so long, we should pay attention to what Time said about the French having to confront the widening disparities between those who live in soulless apartment blocks and the rest of the country. As you noted, if those problems aren't addressed, "the rage and resentment ... will continue smoldering." That is also true of certain parts of Detroit, Chicago, New Orleans, Los Angeles and any number...
...crisis. It is not the first time in France that a “significant number of citizens don’t accept or even [...] attack the societal norms.” It will not be the first (or last) time that the French people have been forced to confront a major crisis of identity amid issues of economic inequality and multicultural cohabitation. There is no easy and quick solution, but there is throughout France a real hope and a real desire to move things forward, and not backwards, with the likes of Le Pen and his followers...
...those problems aren't addressed, "the rage and resentment inflaming the streets will surely continue to smolder." That is true not only of France but also of certain parts of Detroit, Chicago, New Orleans, Los Angeles and any number of other U.S. cities. We will be forced to confront the same inequalities. It's a question of when...
...This year, the shuttle back to their own campus gave no such chance, as they were left to merely wonder why they had fallen so low. You see, we are only trying to help. Eventually, the losses will help the Elis escape the world of make-believe and confront the universal lesson that no matter what, they just aren’t going...
...effective. In the close quarters of the Loeb Ex, every lighting cue, prop, and backdrop cannot help but be scrutinized in the context of the play. For the most part, these elements all work. In the last act, densely colored photographs of the cast hang on clotheslines. These pictures confront the audience directly, forcing them to look straight into the eyes and dreams of each character...