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...consumer to discern how truthful what they're reading and hearing is." In addition, says Sanders, "political speech receives the most protection of any type of speech under the First Amendment. And as part of political speech, parody is protected. The question is at what point does a parody descend into what might be considered fraudulent activity, in which you're soliciting money under false pretenses." On that count, the Bush camp would seem to have a better, though still slim, chance of success: gwbush.com has an e-commerce component, including touts for the book "Fortunate Son," in which tabloid...
Beowulf may, by modern standards, seem bloodthirsty and deluded, but Heaney's poetry makes eloquently persuasive the hero's tragic stature. And when he dies, his people mourn not just in sorrow but in fear of the enemies who will surely descend on them...
...This causes the problem of distinguishing descendents of slaves from descendents of free blacks, and distinguishing immigrants who do not descend from slaves," he said. "What do we do with people of mixed race...
...street and ask if I am a model. People say, eyou are striking and beautiful.ii In Japan, she experienced the life of a star because one person would approach her and ask for her autograph or a picture and then a swarm of people would descend on her assuming she was a celebrity. iIt was quickest just to sign them and meet up with my friends 10 minutes later,i she jokes...
There's nothing quite as charming as the 32nd aisle of an MD-80. I've often wondered whether it stems from the lack of a window, the intimate proximity to the engines or the savory aroma that wafts out the nearby lavatory, but as I descend into Logan after a fetid and sightless flight from San Francisco, I am reminded that its greatest charm is not any of these. No, the drops of water falling into my magazine remind me that its charm lies in the air conditioning that graciously drips all over passengers in the 32nd aisle...