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...current poor use of metaphors is a real cause for concern. As George Orwell writes in his essay “Politics and the English Language,” “It [the English language] becomes ugly and inaccurate because our throughts are foolish, but the slovenliness of our language makes it easier for us to have foolish thoughts.” Orwell’s point is well-taken in today’s climate; the sloppy speech of our leaders fails to spur independent thought...
...will have a window of time equal to two FOX commercial breaks to complete each essay (roughly 20 minutes per question). Be clear, write neatly and include examples to support your argument...
...response to Rosenblatt's essay, I offer this thought. The "Age of Irony" was captured brilliantly on Seinfeld, the funniest sitcom of the '90s. The last episode, so disliked by the show's many fans, featured jail terms for the four principal characters--a telling indictment of their ineffable shallowness and that of the decade. The show and the '90s were about nothing. Certainly it's unpleasant being scared of terrorists, but it's about time for life in America, once again, to actually be about something. EDWARD SMITH Belleville...
...Doris Kearns Goodwin's essay comparing the World Trade Center tragedy with the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor [ESSAY, Sept. 24], she wrote that the terrorists "targeted ordinary civilians...working in their offices, walking on the streets." She might have noted that the U.S. targeted and killed immense numbers of civilians when we used atom bombs on two Japanese cities at the end of World War II. In the midst of our grief and outrage, Americans need to examine our conscience and perhaps thereby temper the magnitude of the U.S. response with the humane values of justice, proportion and compassion...
...According to Anwar Ibrahim's lawyer, this essay will be part of a lawsuit that Anwar, the jailed former Deputy Prime Minister, plans to file this week against the Malaysian government for alleged defamation resulting from a state-owned TV broadcast that he says characterized him as an Islamic extremist and a threat to national security...