Word: ops
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...replying to register my disappointment with the inaccuracy of Rachel Barenbaum's op-ed on Ebonics. I do not pretend to speak for supporters of Ebonics, I am only writing as one supporter of Ebonics. With few exceptions, Ms. Barenbaum's entire analysis is completely incorrect. First, her worry that Ebonics will remove social fluidity and drive races and classes further apart is groundless. She seems to think that proponents of Ebonics want it to be taught to African-American students in classrooms across the country. On the contrary, Ebonics, as it currently stands, is going to be taught...
...classical favorites. The program consisted of Mozart's Overture to "Le nozze di Figaro" (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492, and his Violin Concerto in G Major, K. 216; Rossini's Overture to "L'italiana in Algeri" (The Italian Girl in Algiers), and Symphony No. 2 in D Major, op. 36 by Beethoven. The performance was conducted by guest conductor Andrew Parrott, who has won critical acclaim for his recordings of Baroque music. However, Parrott's expertise and insight into Classical and Romantic music was evident. His conducting was clear yet surprisingly expressive...
When she is tired, she can slide, invisibly and gracefully, into auto-pilot, so she can keep on thinking even as she tells her stories. Her voice is at once warm and precise--her transitions seamless as she knits together bits of speeches, sweet childhood memories, op-ed arguments, motherly advice--so that even a recitation feels like a personal confidence, shared over dinner with a stranger and a tape recorder...
...op-ed piece this past Wednesday, Justin C. Danilewitz offers a powerful condemnation of the anti-Semitic murder of Yankel Rosenbaum. Like Mr. Danilewitz, we mourn Yankel Rosenbaum's death and believe we must fight anti-Semitism wherever it arises. We also agree with Danilewitz that people should not be attacked for the actions of other individuals within their community...
...Dudley House Co-op hosted a Multicultural Valentine's Day Extravaganza with mood-music, a reading of international love poems and a mix of romantic dances, foods, and art displays...