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...most effective interpretations of these discoveries come when we are able to use an ‘ensemble’ approach, i.e. which first means being able to relate the mural’s images, location and age to the social and geographical context,” he wrote in an e-mail...
...danger increases and offers guidelines on how to respond to each level. When U.S. intelligence receives reliable information about a new threat, Director Tom Ridge's Homeland Security Council will huddle to determine which hue fits the situation. The color wheel is designed to provide some context to what have so far been one-size-fits-all warnings that make it hard for local law-enforcement officers to know whether they need to merely leave their cell phones by the bed or dispatch armed guards to the bridges...
...though, while The River's Tale sails along at a brisk pace, with carefully laid historical context and compelling anecdotes, it lacks real sparkle. And, for all the interesting characters Gargan introduces us to, we never really get to know the person we most want to meet: the author himself...
...purpose of adapting a work of art is to allow for its universal themes to emerge in a context readily identifiable and relevant for audiences. In transporting the action of George Bizet’s opera Carmen from 19th-century Seville to the tumultuous backdrop of the free trade protests in Quebec and post-September 11 Wall Street, Lowell House Opera’s (LHO) new adaptation fails to shed light on the complex, weighty issues of free trade and globalization, while confusing and compromising the dramatic appeal of the opera itself
...Flader’s main issues is with the difficulty of obtaining Foreign Cultures Core credit while abroad. “It’s ridiculous that they don’t automatically give you Foreign Cultures credit when the entire idea of studying abroad in any context is to learn about another culture,” she says. “Additionally, the fact that students don’t know whether or not they are receiving credit for coursework completed abroad until they return is a big problem for many students. Not everyone can be that flexible...