Word: epicent
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...nothing short of catastrophe. Most of my compatriots have never been to Kosovo, nor do they intend to go, but that doesn't stop them from having strong feelings about it. Too many Serbs nurture a romantic notion of Kosovo; it is a part of our upbringing, our epic poems and our national mythology. Most Westerners find that difficult to understand, but not me. To find a place as firmly attached to the sense of national identity as Kosovo is to the Serbs, you have to look to the Holy Land's iconic status for Jews and Palestinians alike...
When I first went to Kosovo, as part of a school trip some 30 years ago, I was half-expecting to see the ghosts of the noble knights and wise priests who forged the Serbian medieval empire centuries ago, before the Ottoman army crushed them in the epic battle of 1389. That was the image I learned in school. Instead, my 14-year-old schoolmates and I saw that this mythical and magic land was teeming with grim, foreign-looking folks who made us feel distinctly unwelcome. And we couldn't understand why they seemed so angry and miserable when...
...hockey team came up short, suffering an agonizing 4-3 defeat in the longest women’s game in NCAA history.After 114 minutes and 13 seconds, the Eagles’ Anna McDonald put a pass from teammate Kelli Stack into the back of the Crimson net, ending the epic contest in triple overtime.“It was a great hockey game,” said Harvard coach Katey Stone. “But there are no moral victories.”In the first period, the game hardly had the makings of a classic, as B.C. jumped...
...record for two things: he helped raise the flag at Iwo Jima and died an alcoholic - both of which were widely chronicled in the media and in a song by Johnny Cash. This past fall, the complete story of Hayes's life was laid bare in Clint Eastwood's epic film Flags of Our Fathers, coming out on DVD. Cast as Hayes was Adam Beach, whose stirring portrayal of a man confronting his psychological demons, earned him praise from critics around the world. This isn't the first time that Beach, 34, has drawn attention for a strong performance...
...really emotional for the whole family because I don't think any of them really understood the specifics of what he went through. I don't think he told anybody about it. A lot of those veterans didn't talk about it. This film brings you to understand an epic battle, but it also shows how emotions are played out when it comes...