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Midnight Oil, Australia's most popular rock band for 20 years, has devoted many of its songs to the political plight of the Aboriginal people. And yet many white Australians claim they did not know until recently of the poor treatment and the political plight of the Aborigines. I lived in Australia for three years but left because of the extreme racial prejudice there. I still retain my Australian citizenship, but I went back to India. If you think South Africa is prejudiced, racist or xenophobic, think again! It pales in comparison with Australia. AMARJIT SINGH New Delhi...
...illustrates in shocking detail the primitive treatment of the mentally infirm in days gone by. The cackling of the Furies as splinters were placed under the thumbnails of patients or as patients were thrust into freezing cold baths is enough to chill the blood. The play also discusses the plight of women, which is no coincidence as director Miriam R. Asnes '02 is a women's studies concentrator. Mary Girard, like many women of her time, was legally under the power of her husband. It was under his orders, not a doctor's, that she was confined. Brydie L. Andrews...
...movie Free Willy. In the film, Keiko plays a killer whale condemned to a life in cruel captivity until released to ocean freedom through the efforts of a small boy. The part came easily to Keiko, whose real life story paralleled Willy's, and the movie inadvertently made his plight known worldwide. Now, in an ambitious experiment, a dedicated team of scientists, animal behaviorists, trainers, divers and technicians wants to make the fairy-tale screen ending come true. They are working to free Keiko from dependence upon humans and teach him to live again in the wild seas from which...
...scandal that led to the HIID's demise was perpetrated by a small number of highly-placed people; meanwhile, the other members of the HIID's staff remained deeply committed to improving the plight of the world's worst-off. The Crimson should be smarter than to presume guilt by association. Rather than attacking the CID, we should be praising it--and getting involved. As long as a million people die each year of malaria, and as long as students don't know about it, the CID is a necessary part of Harvard...
...However, there are a few gratuitous shots of toned men with their shirts off. Perhaps this acts as a subtle reminder that the director is female. Furthermore, one could rightly argue that many women, including ardent feminists, would easily relate to Diana's plight. But men, don't get the wrong idea here; this is not a film that is trying to win the Gloria Steinem seal of approval. Women are not objectified, the prettiest girl loses, and there aren't raunchy sex scenes, but there is so much passion and personality that it doesn't matter (oh, and there...