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BLANK, however, artfully presents much more in Burden of Dreams than merely Herzog's warped world. The movie contains beautifully photographed scenes of one of the most primitive sports on earth as well as glimpses of the culture of the local Indians and the problems they confront as the modern world encroaches on their territory. Herzog hired many natives as extras and laborers, and the practice created typically Western dilemmas over how to run the camp where both Indians and film crew lived. Should the rules of Western society or the laws of the jungle take precedence? Herzog's pursuit...
...have a sense that underneath the blocks of cement used to cover the bodies of children, women and old men, lie moral ruins. We all confront this abominable act, which the rabbis said is the absolute antithesis of the traditions of Judaism...
...country. Others question whether the German penchant for dynamic leadership, after 13 years of Brandt and Schmidt, can be satisfied by the unassertive Kohl. At a time when a protracted global recession has shrunk hopes for a return to the country's enviable prosperity, West Germans must also confront the unknown parameters of a new political era. -By William Drozdiak. Reported by Roland Flamini/Bonn...
...making her request, which is reportedly without precedent, the student will have to confront an official University policy on grade changes which states that once a grade has been entered, it can be changed only by request of the professor who gave...
Greenspan was afraid that domestic politics might eventually compel an economically struggling borrower to default on all its loans, encouraging other countries to follow suit. That, in turn, would confront Western finance officials with a cruel choice. On the one hand, the lenders could wipe the worthless loans off their books and invite a worldwide financial contraction because of dwindling monetary reserves. On the other hand, central banks could attempt to avoid such a massive depression by buying up the defaulted loans. That would keep the international financial system functioning, but it would also cause a wild new burst...