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...What changes will be wrought in the world's smallest country by this rude intrusion of urban reality have yet to be seen. But two things are clear: First, the pontiff has lost a very close and trusted aide -- Commander Alois Estermann was with him during the 1981 assassination attempt. Second, this in no way affects the City's conduct of internal affairs: A Vatican magistrate will conduct the investigation without requesting help from Italian authorities, Navarro-Valls said. Some things never change...
...children, and therefore they lack the upbringing part while they exhibit the behavior part. They know what adults do and they're allowed to do what adults do, but the sense of responsibility is missing. Wurst and the Arkansas schoolboys are going to be in for a rude surprise when they find out that they can't get out of this...
...rude surprise as well, because we can't get out of their crimes either. At this point, if Americans try to deny their own complicity in the crimes of these boys (as they surely will) and pass if off as the work of badly born and raised monsters, it's only the beginning. Of course their home life had a huge effect on what they turned out to be. But all of us--through television, through our economic system that keeps parents away from their children, through our general disrespect for humanity--created the climate for these crimes...
...much harder could it be to dress as a Muslim? After tolerating rude stares and whistles, I'm prepared for anything, I think. My other roommate, Sameera, wears a hijab, so she lends me an ivory one along with a long, loose navy-colored robe. We laugh as we walk out of the dorm together, wondering if people will really think I'm Muslim...
Despite this rude awakening, I remained a resolute teetotaler my first year. I remember going to parties and leaving just because everyone was drinking. I remember my great disappointment when I discovered that friends had acquired fake...