Word: shamings
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...friend asks him why he didn't take the money. "It couldn't possibly be there," he explains. "If it were, somebody would've picked it up!" Some companies make the same mistake. They think all the $10 bills have already been picked up. It would be a shame if we missed such opportunities, and it would make a huge difference if, instead, researchers and strategists at corporations met regularly with experts on the needs of the poor and talked about new applications for their best ideas...
...fact, it's a shame Chahine's work isn't familiar in this benighted part of the movie world. He was no minimalist Sphinx; he believed less was never enough. Embracing a splashy masala of styles, he threw everything - ideas, people, whole nations and regions - up in the air for the viewer to try to catch. And beyond his movies' entertainment value, it wouldn't hurt for Americans to see the visions of a cosmopolitan filmmaker from the Arab world, who speaks for himself but reflects the dreams and fears of a people whose popular culture is nearly unknown...
...Riots, mayhem, looting and lots of UPPERCASE SHOUTING. Well, really, just the latter, since there's no way to poke Hasbro itself on Facebook. (I think.) But dozens of Facebook groups have materialized, hoping to shame Hasbro into restoring the rebel application, which was launched last year on Facebook by two brothers who live in Kolkata (formerly Calcutta...
...feel about the suicidal man himself - the only one, after all, to be physically harmed in the affair. It's surprising how many people have counseled me to reserve sympathy. He may have been a criminal or murderer, they say, a Crime and Punishment type, driven by shame or distraction to impose self-justice and end his guilt. In the ongoing discussion in my head, however, I counter with an equally plausible circumstance: a young poet, troubled by the world, driven by shame or distraction to oblivion on the tracks...
...been to more than 40 countries and know that good citizens everywhere feel a twinge when their anthem is played [July 7]. Americans feel this for reasons as many and varied as strings on a harp. Our successful fight for independence. Our defense of freedom everywhere. Our shame over Indian wars, slavery and bigotry. Our pride in battle victories, commercial success and world leadership. But the Preamble to our Constitution sets the tone that makes us unique: "... in order to form a more perfect union." This simple phrase helps Americans recognize our achievements, our imperfections and our constitutional commitment...