Word: shamings
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...Dowd. Instead, by raising these important questions in such an attention-grabbing and strong manner, Bollinger forced Ahmadinejad to either respond—thus furthering discourse—or ignore Bollinger’s questions—revealing to everyone what a fool he truly is.It is a great shame that Ahmadinejad chose the latter. He gave ludicrous and non-committal answers such as “we [Iran] are a peace-loving nation…we love all nations” and “we are friends with the Jewish people.” Some of Ahmadinejad?...
...another five-year term as President, dismissing three legal challenges brought by opposition parties. The six-to-three decision in favor of the military leader was met with a stunned silence that seemed to suck the air out of the packed courtroom, before a massive chorus of "shame" echoed through the building's marble halls...
...many Harvard students, the initial run on textbooks at the Coop will be the only time they visit a bookstore this semester. Which is a shame, because while Harvard Square may lack Central Square’s abundance of vendors selling groceries and sexual paraphernalia, it’s one of the best places in Boston to browse for books. Until last week, that is. Recent developments at one of the Square’s largest booksellers have pitted bibliophiles against Coop officials. For anyone who has enough of a life to have not followed the scandal, here?...
...volunteered for. And yeah, he was a member of the Waffen SS. But after sharing my hunger, he was so human to me that, if he were before me, I would have readily forgiven him. This intensely self-critical, self-reflective stranger who is so beleaguered by shame, this art stamp collector, stonemason, fledgling artist, eventual writer, master dancer, lover, husband...Günter Grass became me, his mouth rubberbanded shut. I was him, playing dice with a religious Bavarian, discussing the future. Strange, isn’t it, the power of a good book...
Haven’t heard the story before? You’re in good company. The American media has dropped the ball on the story—The New York Times, for example, did not begin cover the case until protests mounted earlier this month. This is a shame. For though we shouldn’t need reminding that the racism that this incident points to still exists in America, the larger concern are the holes that this incident highlights in the way our country administers justice...