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Adult Approach I agree with Joe Klein that Barack Obama seems a grown-up in a nation badly needing some adult supervision [Nov. 3]. One of the qualities needed by the average American is the ability to reflect and question beyond emotionally programmed responses. While patriotism is happily viewed through emotional language and upbeat clichés, so too it should be seen as the ability to reflect critically and question. Too often Americans view these latter qualities as un-American, or being negative in a nation that prides itself on hope and optimism. I believe Obama and his team...
...that our team has played, there’s expectations and pressure to continue with that success,” Finelli adds. “But what’s special about the fact that we consider this our season is that we don’t reflect on what’s happened in the past...
...Finelli says. “Given our record and the way that our team has played, there are expectations and pressure to continue with that success. But what’s special is that we consider this our season. We don’t reflect on what’s happened in the past, we just try to take it forward every time we step on the court to do things that are ours...
...kick around a ball. “Duncan Hannah’s work is a curious mixture of subtle and strong emotion and superficial triviality,” says John Wronoski, the owner of the Pierre Menard Gallery. “His paintings are a kind of iconography to reflect his emotions and important landmarks in his life.” The two paintings of Weld Boathouse, which Hannah first saw at his father’s 25th reunion in 1967, are on display alongside his other work. “I think Harvard was the most enjoyable thing...
...that you’ve finished celebrating (or commiserating) the election of Barack Obama, it’s time to reflect on history and what past presidents have achieved. However, if you’re in the cast of “Assassins,” it’s time to see how past Presidents have met their ends—or how a lucky few escaped them. Appearing on the Loeb Mainstage tonight through Nov. 22, “Assassins” links the stories of various presidential assassins from the last 200 years. To get the inside...