Word: rendings
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Caliphs in Cairo, Cordoba and Baghdad rend the unity of Islam, but not the prosperity. Gold from Nubia and the Caucasus is mined into dinars, the common currency from Spain to Lahore; and slaves from Asia, Europe and Africa labor in mines, cities, armies and harems from Cadiz to Samarkand. Meanwhile, Europe is still limping out of the Dark Ages...
...despite its mannerisms and one of those where-are-the-cops-when-you- need-them car chases through downtown Washington, Arlington Road comes to a conclusion as lugubrious as it is surprising. It really doesn't earn its messy, crudely ironic ending, however. The ability of terrorism to rend cruelly the vulnerable skin of our civility is its most commonly remarked-upon quality. But that does not mean it is as pervasive, intricately organized and irresistible as this breathlessly striving movie makes...
...removed the Band-Aids that had been applied to cover this gaping wound in the U.S.-China relationship. Good relations with China are a legitimate and worthy goal; however, unless they are based on a real and substantial foundation, events such as the May 7 bombing will continue to rend them apart...
According to the NCAVP, national numbers mirror the rend in Massachusetts. Nationwide, the number of serious injuries to gays resulting from attacks increased by 12 percent while the number of incidents of violence of harassment against gays decreased by 4 percent...
...Jewish law no one is more important than a teacher; the only source of authority that is not divine is learning. Maimonides said that one must "rend his garments for the death of a teacher." In Deuteronomy (6: 7) children and students mean the same thing. The rabbinical literature of the Pirke Avot lists 48 ways to be an ideal teacher. One must have an understanding heart and a sense of awe at the mystery of life and of other human beings. The mere act of teaching implies that one wishes the world well...