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...plot is extraordinarily simple. The frame narrative of the film, set in the 8th century, takes place at the Rashomon, the great gate of the imperial city of Kyoto, which lies in ruins. A woodcutter, a Buddhist priest and a traveler have gathered at the gate to seek shelter from torrential rain, and to pass the time they discuss a trial of a crime that took place some days before. A samurai and his wife were traveling through the woods. They were assaulted by a famous bandit, who tied up the husband, raped the wife, and stole the samurai...

Author: By Joel Villasenor-ruiz, | Title: `Rashomon' Is Truly Classic, Even If Truth Is Unknowable | 12/2/1993 | See Source »

...most of its history, the U.S. has been wide open to immigrants -- those from Europe, that is. Countless 19th century voyagers from the Old World pursued the uniquely egalitarian shelter of a New World so different from Europe's rigidly structured nation-states. Barriers to immigration did not square with the American ideal of opportunity...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Sometimes the Door Slams Shut | 12/2/1993 | See Source »

...start leveling the regulatory mountain, Hosokawa will first have to evict bureaucrats who thrive in its shelter. The bureaucracy has effectively run Japan for the past four decades, and it battens on its power -- not to mention the plum private-sector jobs that go to many senior government officials when they retire. A recent study by Tokyo Shoko Research, for example, discovered that nearly 1 in 5 construction-company board members is a former bureaucrat...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hosokawa's | 11/29/1993 | See Source »

...attempt to blend community needs withHUD's resources, Cisneros said he has givenpriority to five initiatives: a"continuum-of-care" approach to homelessness,helping people move from lives of transiency andemergency shelter to permanent housing, workingwith public housing residents to help them gaincontrol over their communities and takingaggressive action to crack down on crime in publicand HUD-assisted housing...

Author: By Elizabeth M. Angell, | Title: Cisneros Urges Grass Roots Change in Govt. | 11/23/1993 | See Source »

Other area charitable organizations, includingthe Salvation Army, the First Church Shelter, andShelter Inc., will be providing Thanksgivingdinners but could not provide informationyesterday

Author: By Daniel I. Silverberg, | Title: With Students' Help, Homeless Get Turkey | 11/22/1993 | See Source »

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