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...administration has even more reason to believe the Haitians. The U.S. Coast Guard has intercepted several boats of "double-backers," repatriated Haitians trying to leave their homeland for a second time. Documents released by Helton containing the statements of dozens of these "double-backers" contradict Baker's claim that Haitian authorities are not persecuting repatriated refugees...
Most of the photography in Townships doesn't contradict my picture. There are eleven photographs of people who look over retirement age; kids, who fit into my hazy, Hollywood-wrought vision; plain white Indiana farm houses and general stores with old "Drink Coca-Cola" signs. The pictures show 35-cent vanilla ice cream, and movie seats that cost one dollar--at all times. All the photographs are in black and white...
Each of the seven different narrators who describe these two entities adheres to one particular image of the child; consequently, the different versions of the myth contradict each other. The most common descriptive voices belong to the Domingo family, and the narrative thread of the novel is Johnny Domingo. While Domingo always serves as audience to all versions of the myth, he also aids the reader with his own interpretation...
Divina Trace examines the nature of science and religion, of history and myth, of language and subjectivity. The novel contains level after level of meaning, but it manages to escape being ponderous. Its metafictional tendencies (myths contained within myths, which contradict, criticize and salute each other and all stories) are balanced by Antoni's attention to his readers. Antoni spins a myth, but does not forsake his audience--he does not forget that a story should be enjoyable to read...
...older man sitting right in front of the stage seems to contradict Raymond's claim. Celebrating his 95th birthday at Averof, Harry Collias says that he likes the "different movements" of the belly dancer. His smile suggests that more than aesthetic appreciation is at work...