Word: personã
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Dates: during 2001-2001
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...last meal as described by a narrator watching the prison guard collect the food requested, which includes drug-laced baked goods; a spontaneous game of “strip fondue” with friends from the office; a mother testing whether she can taste pasta in another person??s mouth—her daughter’s. The Devil’s Larder is a series of creative exercises, a chance for Crace to illuminate these strange but deeply felt moments bit by bit, in simple prose that contrasts starkly with the richness of the world he portrays...
...sending the message that a person??s nation of origin can be enough cause for interrogation, the Justice Department paints U.S. policy in a light that is antithetical to the values of inclusion that the American people hold dear. Additionally, they set a double standard for Arab-Americans. There has never been a mass mailing to the Italian immigrants to discuss the Mafia and organized crime; nor have personal invitations been sent to Colombian immigrants inviting them to discuss cocaine trafficking. Such blatant profiling would rightly ignite public furor, and it is wrong of the Justice Department...
Racial profiling usually occurs when the police target someone for investigation on the basis of that person??s race, national origin or ethnicity, and not necessarily whether that person did anything wrong. In recent years, the most prevalent example of profiling has involved the use of race to determine which drivers to stop for minor traffic violations or to search for illegal drugs. Today, as a result of the Justice Department’s new orders, being an Arab or Muslim makes you suspect in America. It may make you more likely to be stopped, more likely...
...Actually, I’m pretty sure it was taken from a porno magazine, but you can only see the person??s face. When I was deciding what to pick, I just thought, “this is weird, you can have...
...such an odd gem of a show. It certainly is trite and ridiculous about 80 percent of the time (one wonders what these people are really like), but the appeal is undeniable and almost inexplicable. It might only be said like this—seeing an extension of a person??s self-analysis perhaps makes us feel less trite and ridiculous, because we don’t have to announce on camera our inner feelings. Regardless, it’s likely the world will keep tuning in for more and more “Real World...