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...rest of the characters function more as shallow types rather than direct appropriations. Worthington, (whose semi-human characters in “Avatar” and the abysmal “Teminator Salvation” are remarkably similar to that of Perseus), plays the inexperienced, yet brave and naturally talented “chosen one” struggling internally to balance idealism and principle with his desire to save humanity. Determined to avenge his father’s death at the hands of the gods, Perseus needs to decide whether or not to use the gifts...
Rima Khalaf, this semester’s visiting scholar at the Harvard Kennedy School’s Middle East Initiative, described poverty and human rights abuses as barriers to human development in the region during a lecture yesterday...
...Wealth cannot be the sum total of human lives,” Khalaf said...
...lecture also addressed human rights and human freedoms in Arab states, focusing on women’s rights in the region...
During the question-and-answer session after the lecture, Khalaf offered some hopeful comments about the future of human development in the Arab world...