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...that people remember all aspects of the ancients and their influence on our lives, not just the action in epic movies, however historically accurate they may be. Ryan Shedd West Chester, Pennsylvania, U.S. Michael Elliott's references to the eternal human truths contained in the classics capture the enriching element of ancient literature. The ancient heroes were no muscle-bound war machines, as they are unfortunately depicted in computer games. Their politicians were deft verbal strategists, as the politics of the time required them to be. Letters home from Roman soldiers, preserved by the dry sands of Egypt, reveal sentimental...
...maintain the nation's official commitment to secularism, pointing out that it also applies to Jewish skullcaps and Christian crosses. But Birgit Sauer, a political scientist at the University of Vienna, says the timing of these new laws shows that Europe is still unwilling to accept Islam as an element of its identity. "All these states had trouble balancing religion with secularism long before Sept. 11," she says. "So you have to ask, Why now? What is European and what is not?" That's a question Sauer and other researchers hope to answer with the veil project, a three-year...
...husband dead in a pool of blood on the kitchen floor, she learns that her daughter (Yohana Cobo) had stabbed him in an effort to prevent him from raping her. Immediately, Raimunda conceals the murder by cleaning the blood from the floor and hiding the body. Meanwhile, an element of the supernatural appears in the form of Irene (Carmen Maura). She is the deceased mother of hardworking Raimunda and kind Sole (Lola Duenas), as well as the sister of senile Paula (Chus Lampreave). Irene joins Sole after Aunt Paula’s passing and attempts to address issues left unresolved...
...just drinking buddies. This one today was especially designed for children, hence the battalions of infants dressed as clowns, butterflies, fairies, pirates and superheroes. Like most blocos, it was typically Carioca, that is, loud, chaotic and great fun, which explains its success. "We're sick of the Broadway element [of official carnival]," said Roberto da Matta, one of Brazil's best know anthropologists. "It's a 12-hour show and no one can stand it. So if you go to the city center or to a praça [a square] and see folks having a good time, you join them...
...football, after all. The winners and losers aren’t chosen subjectively—they’re chosen on the field. And as important as the coaches are, they only have so much control over what happens between the hash marks. True, an element of advancement exists in the naming of a black coach in the first place, but those benchmarks have long been passed by Dungy and Smith (in 1996 and 2004, respectively...