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...during the Great Depression, the film is, nonetheless, pure escapism, offering the glamour of this summer’s “Public Enemies” without the grit. A perilous moment on one of Earhart’s flights is never excessively troubling; somehow she always escapes the danger and lands among fawning crowds or the occasional confused shepherd. She pursues her ambition to be a “vagabond of the air” without fear, barreling through the obstacles of poverty, peril, and gender bias. Nair ignores not only the connotations that air travel has acquired...
...response to a student question, Axelrod explained the administration’s attempts to combat the danger of falling out of touch with the average American...
...emit light in a different spectrum than that of their incandescent counterparts. Light produced by CFLs is "cooler" - tinged a light blue or green - than the yellowish glow of an incandescent, and many people complain that the effect is less aesthetically pleasing. CFLs raise concerns because there is a danger of mercury exposure if the bulbs break, which makes disposal tricky. And some people allege that long-term use of fluorescent light causes health problems, though experts are largely skeptical of the claim...
...state. Interior Minister Eli Yishai, leader of the ultra-orthodox Shas Party, wants to expel the foreign workers, many of whom are devout Christians, like Valdez, a Roman Catholic. Yishai says their presence "is liable to damage the state's Jewish identity, constitute a demographic threat and increase the danger of assimilation." The government says the illegals and their children must leave Israel once the school year ends in June. (See pictures of the Pope's May 2009 visit to the Holy Land...
...religion remains extremely relevant. The large majority of people are still spiritual in some way—only four percent of Americans define themselves as atheist or agnostic. However, the number of people unaffiliated with any faith, especially among young Americans, is growing. This trend poses the danger of creating a new generation that will grow up outside of any sort of religious tradition altogether, making it harder for them to come to their own “informed decisions” about their own beliefs...