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...other four panels are less overt figurative references to the battle. They are canvases scattered with many vibrant ovular epicenters of paint ablaze with yellow and scarlet. These forms could represent the burning ships viewed from above, but their visceral power is that of erotic and sexual implication. Among the blots of solid paint are red linear shapes of double-pointed ovals, the universal symbol for the vagina and sexuality. With the inclusion of prominent erotic symbols among his narrative of warfare, Twombly constructs a inexorable link between violence, destruction and aggression, on the one hand, and sexuality, sensuality...
...measure of man. Perhaps God doesn’t believe in human rights; perhaps he smiles to see one-fifth of Israel’s population literally caged in the world’s largest concentration camp; perhaps he smiles with Wisse to see Israel engage in the overt racism that snatches jobs, homes, family, freedom, and life from Arabs. But somehow I doubt it. I think God avoids Wisse’s conflation of Israel and Judaism—indeed, I hope he does, lest the sins of Israel taint the vast majority of Jews who believe in freedom...
Moreover, by introducing such overt competition, curves discourage students from taking intellectual risks. If all students do extraordinary, innovative and original work, they all deserve As. Math 55 is often cited by Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68 as an example of why a curve makes no sense. Most students in that class have competed in math competitions at the international level and have extensive college-level math experience. By any standards, nearly all produce “exceptional” work, and many justly receive...
...Coca-Cola polar bears waving Old Glory when the first commercial break in Super Bowl XXXVI kicks off Sunday. Although the war on terror continues, advertising agencies preparing spots for what is historically a day to showcase their best work say they will steer well clear of overt patriotic messages. Sensitive to charges that some ads appearing in the months after Sept. 11 crossed the line of good taste (and didn't help their clients either), agencies plan to fill the 30-sec. spots, which cost about $2 million apiece, with safer, funnier fare. "Anything that refers to Sept...
...greatest threat in the whole world is terrorism. But I also believe that terrorism and poverty are interlinked. And as terrorism is a security threat, so is poverty, because when people are poor they are more discontented. On the other hand, when you have to fight against security threats--overt and direct security threats--you take away resources from fighting poverty...