Word: focusing
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Schwartz said in response that “we need to stop stigmatizing people for their choices and [focus on] opening up spaces for everyone...
...various ethnic nationality groups. Boris Mikhailov’s image is one of Katsnelson’s favorites. Mikahailov took a picture of a standard Soviet event and by retouching the work with garish and kitschy colors made it a satirical commentary on the Soviet Union. Despite the focus on the Soviet Union, Katsnelson believes that the exhibit covers issues beyond Russian studies, Soviet history, and art history. “What I’m trying to show here is that art can be political,” Katsnelson says. “The Western world is very privileged...
...Faculty’s focus on specific searches will allow departments to focus more on diversity issues if they wish, Lamont said...
...Western media’s focus on piracy off the Somali coast in the last few months has been light in tone since piracy ceased to be a serious problem in the Atlantic centuries ago. In the popular imagination, “pirates” remind us of either illegal copies of movies made in some lost developing country or the extremely successful Disney franchise Pirates of the Caribbean. Some gravity, however, is called for: This year alone, pirates with land bases in Somalia have attacked over 100 ships off the coast of Africa. Most notably, they have held...
...TIME interview on the eve of the Nov. 4 election, Jackson, who had served as a national co-chair of Obama's presidential campaign, said he was not lobbying for Obama's seat. "My focus during these final hours has been on electing Obama President. If he wins," Jackson added, "I'd be honored and humbled to succeed him in the U.S. Senate." Then, he said, "I'm confident the governor will make a decision in the best interest of the state and country." But shortly after Obama's election, Jackson mounted a vigorous public campaign for the seat...