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...subject of the American national identity is complex and contentious, often the subject of longwinded debates in American history circles. Some pundits say the United States suffers from a cultural divide. Americans don't have a common culture, they say; the American people comprise too many different cultures and possess too little national sentiment to sustain a single perspective (or even a single song). Certainly, something of what I've seen among my fellow Americans in Spain supports this argument. We come from very different communities; we represent different regions and ethnicities and viewpoints. My own perspective as an Asian...
...climbed Mount Everest without oxygen or who swam 100 km nonstop or who calculated the square root of a 27-digit number faster than a computer. All these feats were achieved by ordinary people just like you and me. The overwhelming majority of humans do not realize what they possess, and hence the power lies dormant. It is only when faith activates this potential that so-called miracles take place. We are capable of astonishing achievements, provided we know how to use our powers. BRAJENDRA SINGH New Delhi...
While no one expects full disclosure on the campaign trail, there are crucial elements missing from this image. One of them is that Mrs. Dole's heroic restructuring campaign was largely forced on her by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration after its inspectors found the Red Cross to possess dangerously little control over its blood operations. Another is that the FDA became so fed up with the lack of progress in the first two years of her administration that the agency went to federal court to compel the Red Cross to clean up its act. In this juxtaposition...
...Davis mouth; she kisses like Gelsey Kirkland; her Cinema-Scope pout could belong to Soupy Sales after he's been smacked with a cherry pie. Now let's move on. There must be more to discuss in the burning media matter of Liv Tyler. Can she act? Does she possess a screen radiance? Are her new movies any good? Quick answers: hard to tell; could...
...service. As always, candidates wax lyrical about their desire to serve the people. The litmus test for service is the candidate's sincere desire to be useful to others. If a candidate lacks that, he'll end up using people and his position for personal aggrandizement. Genuine leaders should possess moral integrity and professional competence--food for thought for both Russians and Americans. ZEN UDANI Pamplona, Spain Via E-mail...