Word: presentism
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...McCain campaign evidently considers Obama’s rock-star status in Europe and elsewhere to be a strike against him, the fact that the Democratic candidate holds such sway in the rest of the world could only help his efforts in the geopolitical arena. The unilateralism of the present administration could be a distant and unwelcome memory if Obama’s respect abroad translates into foreign-policy success...
...Gilboa said that this batch of “spices” include influences from Yemen and other neighboring countries in the Middle East as well as from places across Europe and the Balkans. She said that Olivero has bridged the gap between the past and the present, pioneering a new way to express classical music. “Listening to her music is like swimming in an ocean and when you pick up your head you can see the traditions she is weaving into her music,” she said. One member of the audience, Arkadig Abramov, said...
However, these changing November winds were present in more than the color of the leaves and constantly decreasing temperatures, as the No. 17 Harvard men’s soccer team abruptly ended its six-game winning streak this past Saturday evening in Hanover...
...don’t think the new Republicans are going to be very different ideologically,” says HRC member Andrew J. Crutchfield ’12, “but I do think that they’re going to be different in the way that they present their message and the way that they look...
...Advanced Study on post colonial war. Day one of the conference, which was yesterday, focused on the relationship between the nature of the colonial regime and the wars that followed. Three panels explored cultural differences and colonial objectives that led to violent uprisings and eventual resolutions. Each speaker presented a specific conflict ranging from the Mau Mau uprising in Kenya to the adoption of Aryan nationalism in Sri Lanka. Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute professor S. Ratnajeevan H. Hoole summed up the general consensus of the conference, saying, “colonialism was not a cause of conflict, but a result...