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...nation to defend innocent human life. These considerations follow a recent national discussion about ethics and public policy: President George W. Bush’s Aug. 9 decision to restrict federal funding for embryonic stem cell research. While critics dismiss the decision as merely political, we insist that our country??s concern for human dignity requires the rejection of a utilitarian view of human life...
...novel’s epigraph, “Let us go to another country?? / the rest is understood / just say the word,” by William Plomer, is somewhat misleading. The couple does journey to another country, but all is not understood between the two. They look at their time in this place with different sets of eyes. When Julie looks into the surrounding desert she sees beauty and opportunity. When Ibrahim looks into the desert, he only sees desolation that he must escape from at all costs. It seems that their love is not strong enough...
...what the definition of irony is and it is just confusing. Is irony a stance of instinctive mockery where anything with or without a pulse demands a deprecating quip, or is it a smart, potent tool of analysis and detachment that is all the more important in a country??s dark hour? It turns out that irony—the smart kind—and patriotism, in its flag-flying, blood-giving glory, are both resilient. And, comedians claim (and humor website hits corroborate) both humor and national pride fortify a nation against terrifying threats...
...home of two of the country??s most well-known universities, a major concern for many Cambridge residents is managing the growth of both Harvard...
...Laden and his henchmen are handed over to the US, Bush will “reconsider” bombing a country which is already on the verge of total collapse because of an extended famine and ceaseless war? The comment “your country?? is also an echo of the doctrine of total war, that we are not simply attacking bin Laden or the Taliban or Al Quaeda, but the country as a whole...