Word: moralisms
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...overcome its big flaws. The setting feels authentically English: the accents, clothing, and haircuts create an immersive 1970s London vibe throughout. Furthermore, it’s always exciting to watch Statham, especially in his native London. Just don’t expect this to be vintage Guy Ritchie. The moral of the story? Mashing a bunch of cops, criminals, and suits together in London does not automatically make for a fun movie. Jason Statham, to whom audiences continually look for that hyper-masculine British charm, can only provide so much within the confines of a shoddy script and bad directing...
Father Flynn takes three lumps of sugar in his tea, likes singing “Frosty the Snowman,” and has a habit of keeping his fingernails long. For Sister Aloysius, the principal of a Bronx Catholic school, that is sufficient evidence to doubt his moral integrity. The Loeb Experimental Theater provides the intimacy necessary for a compelling production of John Patrick Shanley’s Pulitzer-Prize winning masterpiece, “Doubt: A Parable,” which will run through March 8. Under the expert direction of Sara L. Wright ’09, every...
...Darfur the days of moral clarity, of easily identifiable good guys and bad guys, are long gone. Ahmed is a Maharia, an Arab--the overwhelming majority of whom take no part in the war. And the men who attacked his village are African rebels who rose up against oppression but also mete it out themselves. The Darfur conflict today bears little resemblance to the one that seized international attention four years ago. The rebels are splintered into as many as 20 competing factions; groups of janjaweed militias, dissatisfied with the rewards promised by the government, are crossing sides to join...
...took a year-long leave of absence to serve in the Israeli military voluntarily, offers a different perspective of military life in the occupied territories. The experience of protecting family and friends was a rewarding one, he says. “There is the potential for moments of both moral lapses and great pride,” Fredman says. Both Greenvald and Fredman highlight the tension between security and an ethical code of conduct in the complex challenges they faced.For Nitzan Shilon, a former officer in the Israeli and a second-year student at Harvard Law School, the competing claims...
...maintenance is old, tired, and in fact, far less nuanced than we might think. Any geopolitical excuses we once had for this vengeful act of soft imperialism have disappeared with the downfall of communism; its harsh measures are today propped up only by stubbornness and spite. Any moral argument surely cannot justify the suffering of the Cuban people, which in some respects is no one’s responsibility...