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...World War I soldier Wilfred Owen had lived as a minor disciple of literary giants until he was thrust into the abattoir of Europe's cataclysmic war to discover the brutal theme of his art. "Nor is it about deeds, or lands, nor anything about glory, honour, might, majesty, dominion, or power, except War," he wrote. "My subject is War, and the pity of War." The war invested meaning into his words, giving them a dark significance that still evokes heartbreak...
...competition to stay afloat hasn't improved ethnic tensions, either. For all the vibrant, cross-hemispheric diversity in Miami, its Latino, black and white enclaves remain segregated and mistrustful of one another. The Cuban exiles' dominion over much of Miami politics (remember the Elián González uprising?) has bred resentment in some quarters. This showed in the outcry earlier this year when the Miami-Dade school board, whose system has a dismal 45% graduation rate, announced that it would spend tens of thousands of dollars in court to ban a kindergarten book about Cuba that it says...
...Yale game, Akpan, a striker with the soccer skills and savvy of a senior, recapitulated his season-opening performance against highly-touted Old Dominion. He has not looked back since...
Though the Harvard men’s soccer team played the roles of guest and host this past week, it didn’t make any friends while challenging Old Dominion and beating its other four opponents for a quick 4-1 start to the season.The Crimson offense had its way with the non-conference foes, scoring 14 goals over the five games. The spark started when the team scored three goals in a little over six minutes to storm back to within 4-3 against Old Dominion. Despite falling a goal short, Harvard then rolled over Villanova, Maine...
...Queen Elizabeth's fame transcends her dominion. In Africa when you say the word queen, the first thing that comes to mind is Britain's Queen Elizabeth. Curiously, although most of the world is under the rule of elected people, the vestiges of monarchical cravings are there for all to see in many a society. Otherwise, how could one explain society's fascination with the progeny and close relatives of powerful figures, from the Kennedys of the U.S. and the Gandhis of India to the Kabilas of the Congo and the Kenyattas of Kenya? James Louis Ndirangu Nanyuki, Kenya...