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...Klee was forced to emigrate from Germany to Switzerland, the country of his birth, because the Nazis considered his art "degenerate" and there were rumors that he was Jewish. Klee's visualization of the inhumanity of Nazi rule shows that, in contrast to common misconceptions, not everything he created carried the illusion of cheerfulness. In Marked Man, lines in the shape of a swastika stretch like scars across what resembles a child's rendering of a human face. "The more horrifying this world becomes (as it is these days) the more art becomes abstract," Klee wrote in 1914. But while...
...that Monday, whatever it was, Sept. 15th, when the financial crisis really erupted and Senator McCain said that the fundamentals of the economy were strong, that was a pretty decisive moment in this campaign. I think that kicked off a couple of weeks where you saw a real strong contrast between these two candidates and I think redounded to our efforts culminating in the debates...
...Welcome to the Eliot dorm room of Roger C. Batt ’10. The streamlined black and white décor is a stunning contrast to the rainbow montage of magazine cut-outs and tinted pictures in the hallway. A sense of modern simplicity pervades the atmosphere...
...able to advertise without fear of administrative repercussions. We are also especially appreciative of Dean Kidd’s efforts to ensure that HRL, like every other student organization at the College, is guaranteed the opportunity to make its views known in the public forum. This is in stark contrast to her stance on this issue just two years ago, when she made it clear that she was concerned about the Harvard Salient’s publication of Danish cartoons considered offensive by many in the Muslim community. According to an e-mail from Dean Kidd provided by an editor...
...contrast, Paarlberg labeled the Democratic nominee Barack Obama a “Wilsonian internationalist” who is “by instinct, a skeptic about past performance of United States foreign policy.” He said the Illinois senator seems most comfortable employing American military power for humanitarian purposes...