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...Speaking for the Silent In 1985 Elie Wiesel [INTERVIEW, Feb. 6] received the Congressional Gold Medal from Ronald Reagan "in recognition of his ... contributions to world literature and human rights." In describing Wiesel's achievements, TIME wrote of his witnessing the Holocaust and his memoir Night, currently a selection of Oprah's Book Club. Here is an excerpt from that article [March...
...everyone” was talking about their show in Annenberg today seem to cheer the gang’s spirits. The long stretches of idleness make the contrast that much greater when the first few actors walk in; each time, there is a strange moment of silent formality when an actor hands in his or her Common Casting form and stands there, waiting, as Hanley looks over the sheet.It’s the moment before performance, so it’s the actor’s last moment of anonymity. “Okay, I want...
There is a strange moment of silent formality as the first few actors hand in their Common Casting forms. The moment before performance is the actor’s last moment of anonymity...
...lack of competitiveness makes for a routinely boring product. During the final, the pro-Canadian crowd mostly sat silent, stultified by the stagnant play. Lacking speed, Sweden followed a strategy that amounted to stacking the neutral zone at mid-ice with all five skaters in hopes of gumming up the offense. Sweden failed to manufacture legitimate scoring chances, even on power plays...
...lucky?a friendly superior's decision not to report Li's blasphemies saved her from serious trouble. Once out of the army, she heeded her mother's advice and stayed silent. In college, Li worked singlemindedly with the hope of escaping to America, and she finally left China in 1996 to study immunology at the University of Iowa. There, in the American Midwest, Li regained her voice?and discovered it was in English. Despite her initially limited command of the written language, she eventually dropped her plans to become a scientist and earned writing degrees from Iowa's prestigious graduate...