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...pleasure in the Festival lies in its variety. Thought some pieces are enormously successful and others only passingly amusing, the constantly changing medium, country of origin and sense of humor of each of the shorts keeps the momentum going between especially strong pieces...
...know that caste-like minorities [minorities who accept society's view of themselves as inferior] have lower IQs than others," said Block "but when they emigrate to other countries, their IQ goes up to match other inhabitants of that country [who share their ethnicity or national origin but not their old caste-status...
Merchant expressed the irony of his 33-yearpartnership with Ivory and screenwriter RuthPrawer Jhabvala. Merchant is an Indian Muslim,Ivory is an American of Irish origin and Jhabwalais a Jew of Polish descent. The three havecombined to produce "the quintessential Britishfilms," he said...
...Latinos getting involved in their communities through service, cultural and political groups is growing. The most common name on mortgage applications in L.A. last year was Garcia. And the strong family ties and work ethic implicit in Mexican culture (85 percent of the area's Latinos are of Mexican origin) are likely to help most L.A. Latinos rise from the underclass within a generation...
...sides approach the issue from drastically different perspectives: "While the Germans cite legal arguments, the Russians cite historical responsibility. While the Russians still have a great deal to return, the Germans no longer have much to offer, since the Allies returned what art they found to its countries of origin soon after...