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...make difficult judgements [sic] involving all of the human passions—love, hate, greed, anger, etc.,” the Handbook promised, and accordingly I imagined a courtroom drama with the pageantry and carefully enumerated sins of a medieval morality play. “Remember that the function of a jury is to find the truth,” the Handbook remonstrated, and I imagined myself a female, chin-deficient version of the young Fonda who in 12 Angry Men dissuades his 11 fellow jurors from making an unfair murder conviction. Like a young Fonda, I would weigh...
...pieces on display range from luxury items such as jewelry as well as ordinary objects such as colorful textiles that, according to the exhibition’s website, are telling not only for their decorative function but also because they were woven by Byzantine women...
...policies of the Sharon government and the actions of the Israeli military wholly contradict these claims. The presence of settlements on Palestinian land forces the Israeli military to maintain a constant presence in the West Bank and Gaza. The creation and military protection of settlements serves absolutely no security function and only serves to place both Israelis and Palestinians at risk...
...Self-interest becomes a function of identity,” he said...
...primary function in the military was as a combat engineer - the personnel who specialize in building roads and bridges on and near the battlefield, clearing minefields and destroying enemy fortifications. As a member of the 84th Engineer Company based in Germany he was sent to the Middle East and served during the Gulf War - although not in combat...