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...social justice to convey, even if it is broad, unfocused, and—like the rest of the book—all over the place.The chapter “Attila the Hun’s Greatest Speech,” effectively combines famous quotes from the speeches of the modern Western canon into a monologue that critiques the violence of our heroic leaders. “Four score and seven weeks ago, we came into this land, killing and raping everything we could get our hands on,” the Hun states. “But maybe you should...
...Amazing Grace” at the age of six. Now, approaching the end of her senior year at Harvard, the Chemical and Physical Biology concentrator plans to move to New York after graduation and pursue dance professionally. Ho, who is classically trained, was exposed to modern dance for the first time at Harvard and attributes her decision to pursue a career in the field to the University’s dance program. “It’s amazing that [Harvard] is willing to put in this much effort to give us these opportunities,” she says...
Students said that Rich’s work is still relevant to modern women’s studies...
Thirty-five years ago today, something remarkable happened: A U.S. President concluded a major address with the words "God bless America." Today, that would not be a big deal. At the time, however, it was unprecedented. In fact, it was the first time in modern history that it had happened...
...From the inauguration of Franklin Roosevelt in 1933 - which most observers view as the beginning of the modern presidency - to the end of Carter's term in January 1981, Presidents gave 229 major addresses. Nixon's use of "God bless America" was the only time the phrase passed a President's lips. In contrast, from Reagan's inauguration through the six-year mark of the current Bush Administration, Presidents gave 129 major speeches, yet they said "God bless America" (or the United States) 49 times. It's a pattern we unearthed in our book The God Strategy: How Religion Became...