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...Bracing for war, but praying for peace/ Using his power so evil will cease." Excerpt from "THE LEADER," a poem deleted from a Pakistani 11th-grade English textbook after it was discovered that the first letters of each line spelled out "President George W. Bush...
...Pirates of the Asian Seas Our report on pirates plying the waters off Somalia [Nov. 14] noted that such seaborne attacks have long been a criminal plague around the world. We wrote about the threat in the seas of Southeast Asia 27 years ago. Here is an excerpt from that report [July...
...does not do justice to their complex situation, Uzodinma Iweala ’04 said yesterday at a reading of his critically acclaimed first novel, “Beasts of No Nation,” in the Barker Center. More than 60 people turned out to hear an excerpt from the new work, which tells the story of a African child soldier. “The person who is doing the killing is still as human as you would be if you were in that situation,” Iweala said. In the passage he read, Agu, the young narrator...
...Suite from a Choreographic Offering.” The piece is directed by Jennifer Scanlon, a teacher at the Boston Conservatory and a former dancer with the Limón company, along with Director of Harvard Dance Program Elizabeth Bergmann.The 14-minute piece is actually an excerpt from a longer work set to Bach’s “Suite for Musical Offering,” and is Limón’s tribute to his mentor, renowned choreographer and dancer Doris Humphrey. According to Adam R. Singerman ’09, the 13 dancers in the piece...
...Aging Gracefully I found the excerpt of Dr. Andrew Weil's book Healthy Aging [Oct. 17] enjoyable reading even though I am not yet 35. I agree that everyone should be able to reach old age with serenity and in good health. It is right to be skeptical of the antiaging industry and the unrealistic expectations that its massive advertising campaigns raise in gullible consumers. It's necessary to make it clear that these products can't stop time. We must face aging with greater awareness of our own limits. Giovanni Leuci Trapani, Italy...