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...century that brings to life their philosophical conversation. Even though Nadler does not truly make an argument for any of the ways to view the world or fit them within a larger argument of his own, he offers the reader an introduction into the world as the three philosophers saw it.The three philosophers focus on questions of God’s identity and his intentions in creating the world the way it is. Is this the best world that God could have created? If it is, why does evil exist? If God could have created better worlds, why would...
...Nuances like the drip of water droplets are very important to me.” She draws her inspiration from these careful observations, especially those of women, the activities that humans use their own bodies for, and depictions of African people. “Years ago, I saw a beautiful, pregnant young girl coming out of a train station. I remember being completely overwhelmed,” Odundo said. “The body as a vessel is a very important aspect. The woman’s body tends to change. It is a carrying vessel.” Inspired...
...leaves and the white bark of the birches to shine. The Stable’s Boy’s spade, plunging horribly—endlessly!—into the fertile earth, was now inaudible. Roxanna, praying softly to herself, came over the top of a small hill and saw the river. No, not the river, although it was there. What she saw was a pale lump of flesh perched horribly astride a thick branch which reached over the river. She had seen the man before, she knew the blotchy complexion of his torso. It was Frederick. He was naked...
...Massachusetts’s voters saw it differently. They remembered that greyhound racing has been controversial since it first took place in Massachusetts in 1935—one reason why attendance numbers have been falling for the last few decades. By contrast, they saw compassion to animals as a more enduring tradition—the Massachusetts Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, which spearheaded the Proposition, was founded in 1868. In favoring this legacy, voters continued a tradition that dates back to 1641, when the Massachusetts Bay Colony passed what was likely the first animal protection...
...votes. Johnson left the station dismayed. He spent the next five hours driving across Lake County, Ind., sorting out the mess with election authorities in Crown Point, the county's seat, before eventually returning to the Gary polling station. He says the polling station's managers applauded when they saw him. "They didn't think I was coming back," the hotel dishwasher said late Tuesday. "But this election was just too important for me to miss." (See pictures from the historic Election...