Word: redeeming
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...grasps more greedily-and cruelly-the need for agency in death as does the greatest moral monster of our time: the suicide bomber. By choosing not only the time and place but the blood-soaked story that will accompany his death, he seeks to transcend and redeem an otherwise meaningless life. One day you are the alienated and insignificant Mohamed Atta; the next day, Sept. 11, 2001, you join the annals of infamy with all the glory that brings in the darker precincts of humanity. It is the ultimate perversion of the "good death," done for the worst of motives...
...opportunity may have passed for Rice to redeem herself by revising U.S. foreign policy. The Iraq policy has already reached the point of no return, with irretrievable loss of lives and resources. What can Rice do in the next two years? Her only salvation might be to finalize a peace treaty between Israel and the Palestinians. Otherwise, she will end up in infamy. Nake M. Kamrany Pacific Palisades, California...
...leaves me excited less about what I just heard than about what I’ll hear next. Too many songs on the disc are disposable or redundant, and a cohesive direction is lacking. But a few solid tracks, good musicianship, and a good deal of tonal creativity may redeem the album for some. In other words, proceed with caution...
...harm / There’s no harm / There’s no harm done”) but the circles shift sufficiently to make the songs interesting. Slow harmonic builds like the one at the end of “Sleep in Splendor” are what redeem this disc from the oblivion of sonorous boredom. And thank goodness that almost midway through the disc, the rolling guitar of “Rise” hits. The song, which boasts a loosely trotting chorus that hints at Spanish guitar and dusty Western dreams, exemplifies Calla’s strengths. The layered...
...opportunity may have passed for Rice to redeem herself by revising U.S. foreign policy. The strategy in Iraq has already reached the point of no return, with irretrievable losses. What can Rice do in the next two years? Her only salvation might be to finalize a peace treaty between Israel and the Palestinians...