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...learned was not about heroism, but self-respect. "Heroism never changed anything," he says. "People in Jenin resisted, and it enabled them to overcome the celebration of victimhood that's common on both sides." Egteyah isn't the first documentary about Jenin - in the Middle East, a battle so mythic was bound to produce its own sub-genre. But it's the first to examine both sides of the fight without propaganda. Hassan found something else in the camp: "Victims feel hate because they are passive," he says. "But by resisting, the people of Jenin camp acted. They weren...
...Florida Senator Bob Graham's first appearance with the rest of the gang. Graham brings two strong qualities to the race. He is a former Governor--and therefore, of necessity, a decision maker and plain-speaker--and he stands an excellent chance of winning his home state, which is mythic among Democrats after the 2000 debacle. But Graham didn't offend anyone; I can't remember a thing he said. (Oh, yes: he reminded the audience that he voted against the war; this drew applause...
...Florida Senator Bob Graham's first appearance with the rest of the gang. Graham brings two strong qualities to the race. He is a former Governor - and therefore, of necessity, a decision maker and plain-speaker - and he stands an excellent chance of winning his home state, which is mythic among Democrats after the 2000 debacle. But Graham didn't offend anyone; I can't remember a thing he said. (Oh, yes: he reminded the audience that he voted against the war; this drew applause...
Cases like Orenstein’s seem to abound. Some take on mythic proportions and lead to paranoia among Quad-fearing first-years who remember that their mother lived in what was then North House and is now called Pforzheimer House...
MISSA SOLEMNIS. The Radcliffe Choral Society, Harvard Glee Club and Harvard-Radcliffe Collegium Musicum join forces to sing this Beethoven masterpiece. The Orchestra of Emmanuel Music and professional soloists Carole Haber and David Kravitz promises to be mythic in both proportion and impact. See article, page B-1. Friday, March 7 at 8 p.m. Tickets $9 to $28, available at the Harvard Box Office or by phone (617) 496-2222. Sanders Theater...