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...heavily with mixtapes. Sprung from the mind of the drug-addled, five-foot-six, dreadlocked Wayne, “Tha Carter III” has no shortage of mind-bending metaphors and turns of phrase, and Lil’ Wayne is as successful a rapper as he is a self-promoter and pop icon. Here are four bars from Jay-Z collabo “Mr. Carter”: “I got Summer hating on me cause I’m hotter than the sun / Got Spring hating on me cause I ain’t never sprung...
...bleeding all over you / I know you’re married but I’ve got feelings, too / And I still love you” with honest hurt and determined strength. Wainwright doesn’t only focus on the borderline of the socially acceptable, however. She self-consciously explores everything from the shocked naïveté of a jilted lover (“You cheated me and I can’t believe it”) to the origins of artistic inspiration (“I could steal a melody / Of this I am allowed?...
...actor is needed to ensure that this new government can address economic problems in Zimbabwe with foreign aid. Great Britain has reacted skeptically to the political agreement, doubting whether it will cause actual changes. It has offered to help with financial resources once Zimbabwe demonstrates a certain degree of self-help, but Britain’s safe approach may miss an opportunity for international aid that America must not let slip. South Africa remains bound by its proximity and local trade deals with Zimbabwe, in addition to its role as a neutral mediator in African politics...
...self-interested sense, a United States-brokered compromise on economic reform in Zimbabwe would help restore a tarnished international reputation. One dominant theme in American politics recently has been the failure to negotiate and work with other countries diplomatically. After the infamous “Coalition of the Willing” touted by the Bush administration before the invasion of Iraq, many nations have grown skeptical of the ability for the United States to organize and spearhead a positive and mutually acceptable agreement among nations. Joining in efforts to revive Zimbabwe’s economy would help ease this skepticism...
...terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001—was strategic as well as symbolic. Those events inspired many Americans to volunteer, whether as members of the armed services, the search and rescue teams at the disaster sites, or just in their own communities. The overwhelming surge of solidarity and self-sacrifice that followed the tragedy was channeled into an outpouring of service...