Word: duals
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...Like their characters, many of these artists took on dual identities, says author and comic book historian Didier Pasamonik, a consultant on the exhibit: "There was a kind of diffused anti-Semitism at the time, and it was better to use a good American commercial name to reach the wider public." Even as Robert Kahn had become Bob Kane and Jacob Kurtzberg worked as Jack Kirby, their superheroes reflected some of the identity they were masking, evoking Jewish concepts such as tikkun olam (repairing the world through social action) and legends such as the Golem of Prague, the medieval superhero...
...security, as well as the lack of basic services in the war-ravaged area, has made hundreds of thousands of southern Sudanese refugees wary of returning home from neighboring countries. Aid agencies say that the north-south civil war killed 2 million and uprooted another 4 million. Nevertheless, the dual prospects of long-term economic growth and of southern independence may change that - if the peace holds. Henry Jibi, a refugee in northwestern Uganda, says that he does not have plans to go back anytime soon. But Jibi adds, "I will be back in time to vote for independence...
...there's a more general skill all doctors need: push back--the ability to say no, whether it's to a commander who wants a prisoner tortured or an HMO that wants the potential benefits of an expensive treatment concealed. "Every doctor is going to wind up in a dual-loyalty situation," Miles says. The answer is to remember that a doctor's first objective is to relieve suffering--not to cause...
...CORRECTION: This op-ed incorrectly described Sa'ed Atshan as a Palestinian citizen, when in fact he has dual citizenship with the United States. The Crimson regrets the error...
...There were only three sophomores in the top two boats in 2006, a number that increased to six in 2007. There will likely be many more this season—a blessing for a young Harvard team that will look to reassert its EARC dominance after two topsy-turvy dual seasons, Sprints disappointments, and second-place finishes at IRAs. “It was a frustrating year for the 1F [first freshman eight] last year,” Tuyp says. “And the varsity wants to go out there and do well, too. Between their motivation...