Word: latent
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...number of dubious conclusions. After a particularly heated argument, Carmichael reassures Daniels by reminding her that “some people don’t even know they’re racist,” but he has no thoughts on what to do after she recognizes her latent prejudices. Likewise, the film will touch a nerve with viewers, but it fails to provide meaningful commentary on the issues that it so wantonly raises.—Staff writer Charleton A. Lamb can be reached at clamb@fas.harvard.edu...
...text about the events of September 11, 2001 creates the illusion of three-dimensionality with the prismatic shape the words take. At a cursory glance, the piece is striking primarily in its aesthetic appeal; however, the content’s nature lends it a haunting and jarring quality.The latent energy of the exhibition arises from the details of Yuan and Martin’s installation. From the diction and graphic composition of the prismatic prose piece to the linear marks on the clock’s face, each element of the exhibition is fastidious but not overbearingly so. There...
...ribs must be getting a little sore.Even when McGinn does turn to more substantive commentary later in his book, it seems to lack depth and direction. There is not much to learn from his facile remark that “Fascism and Soviet Communism...appealed to latent prejudices, resentments and anxieties to manipulate people’s minds” and thus managed to “approximate the mindfuck.” Likewise, anyone vaguely familiar with “Othello” does not need to be told that Iago “creates alarm and confusion...
...course, there are limits to what government can do. No law can legislate away ignorance. That’s where we come in as individuals. Latent racism exists in communities all across America, and all of us must resolve to fight bigoted attitudes through our words and our examples. If Barack Obama’s historic victory has taught us anything, it’s that individual actions do matter because there is strength in numbers...
...leadership that had existed since Sept. 11, 2001. “We had an event that really, at a young age, kind of made us feel the unity and connection to our country,” he said. “That feeling of commitment as an American was latent and under the surface, and Obama really gave voice to that feeling.” Novey added, “The candidates that do well are the ones who figure out what the movements are in society and tap into what people are already feeling.” Harvard Kennedy...