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...essay [april 17], I was about to write a scathing letter asking why the General waited so long to make his views known. Then I realized that I never made my views known either. I strongly opposed the Iraq invasion, but like many others, I chose inaction. I stayed silent and let others protest. I'll never know if I could have made a difference, but I regret not trying. Rosemary Garro Tanfani Fair Oaks, California, U.S. While Newbold may have heard The Who, he clearly did not listen to them. If he had, he would have been in tune...
When the novel begins, Hannah is 14 and bearing silent witness to the demolition of her parents' marriage while cautiously exploring the notion of romance herself. From this vivid little home movie, the book spins forward, light-footed, catching Hannah on a disastrous college road trip, falling for her trampy cousin's boyfriend, having her first kiss at the advanced age of 21. Where Prep was about love and social class, Man of My Dreams is very much a book about love, love, love, but Sittenfeld shows us that there is still something fresh to say about the oldest subject...
...Hanafy Mohammad Abdel Salam, a protester who was beaten in the day's chaos, lamented the situation. "I am 60 years old and retired," Abdel Salam said, his voice breaking. "I have lived 60 years without freedom, and my children, they have smelled only a whiff of freedom." A silent crowd began to gather, listening intently. A few of the plainclothes thugs also closed in, but Abdel Salam ignored them. "I can see that these judges are good people," he said. "We need to stand with them, to let them know that the people are not yet dead, that there...
...departmental music courses and two film courses will count for Literature and Arts B: Music 1a, “Introduction to Music I;” Music 1b, “Introduction to Music II;” Visual and Environmental Studies (VES) 71, “Silent Cinema;” and VES 72, “Sound Cinema.” Government 1060, “The History of Ancient and Medieval Philosophy;” Government 1061, “The History of Modern Political Philosophy;” and Philosophy 178, “Equality...
...SPEAKING FOR THE SILENT...