Word: evil
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...dead. This celebration also coincided with the beginning of the New Year (Nov. 1) in both Celtic and Anglo-Saxon observance. The festival was thought to represent a time of unparalleled interaction between the worlds of man and spirit; celebrants lit bonfires to ward off evil spirits and diviners claimed that the day marked an ideal moment to prognosticate concerning marriage prospects, luck and health...
...initial resolution perpetuates the myth of China as an evil empire that has been perpetuated in the media," he says...
...madness Titus teeters toward, but he does manage to convince as a brave, basically well-meaning guy who nature probably intended to be a hero. Amaechi chooses to take a playful, goblin-like approach to the treacherous, unrepentant Aaron, which tends to diminish him as a personification of pure evil: he's more Puck than Iago. Jason Mills '99 plays Marcus, the faithful brother and sole figure of reason, as a semicomic counter to Titus, but has a moment of unexpected resonance when he discovers the raped and mutilated Lavinia--a moment that makes one wonder what he might have...
According to legend, after Lord Rama conquered the evil demon, Ravana, everyone in India lined the streets with candles celebrating their return...
...Bible--I can't imagine one within it. On one level what they were saying frightened and disturbed me. But that did not obscure the fact that they seemed to be genuinely concerned, sincere people who believed they were speaking with compassion. Misguided yes; dangerous, certainly; but evil like I had been taught? I had to hesitate...