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...with practical solutions given specific situations; as his career went on, he began to combine this education with his own artistic sensibilities in search of a form of “applied art”—to make visible what he refers to as “implicit personal or social geometry.”Some of the large-scale sculptures Reyes has seen realized in Mexico include a floating pyramid, which creates a natural Jacuzzi using the water on which it rests, and a “vertical park” constructed from a former housing project...

Author: By Nayeli E. Rodriguez, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Despite Pitfalls, Reyes Dazzles | 11/2/2006 | See Source »

...such debates - that we live in a pluralistic society, that I can't impose my religious views on another, that I was running to be a U.S. senator from Illinois and not the minister of Illinois. But even as I answered, I was mindful of Mr. Keyes's implicit accusation - that I remained steeped in doubt, that my faith was adulterated, that I was not a true Christian...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Barack Obama: My Spiritual Journey | 10/16/2006 | See Source »

...ready to make that leap just yet. Boldness needs to be planned, not blurted--and there are all sorts of questions to ponder before he takes the next step.Would the arrogance implicit in running now, after less than one term in the Senate, undercut his carefully built reputation for judiciousness? Is the Chicago politician right about the need to be strong and simple in a run for President? Or can Obama overturn all the standard political assumptions simply by being himself? "In setting your expectations for me now, just remember I haven't announced that I'm running...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: The Fresh Face | 10/15/2006 | See Source »

...other minorities often face challenges in their lives that have hindered them from achieving at the level of applicants who have not faced such adversity. Second, historical wrongdoings and current social attitudes make it more likely that individuals from these groups will face race-based discrimination, explicit or implicit, at some point during their lifetimes. Third, universities themselves benefit from the wider exchange of ideas that arises from diverse student bodies. What about for homosexual applicants? Until recently, Harvard has been quite a hostile place for gay students to go to school. From secret courts in the early 20th century...

Author: By The Crimson Staff, | Title: A Box of Their Own? | 10/13/2006 | See Source »

...Support for Redeker has been widespread - but sometimes nuanced. Prime Minister Dominique de Villepin called his situation "unacceptable," a message forcefully echoed by French newspapers and teachers' unions. The minister of education, however, said that state employees should be "prudent, moderate and wise in all circumstances" - an implicit criticism that infuriated many of Redeker's supporters...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Did a Critic of Islam Go Too Far? | 10/2/2006 | See Source »

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