Word: speakes
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...school and elsewhere, for instance, many still speak of the “red states” as if they were inhabited by spiders or other equally unpleasant creatures. Or, to take an example from the other side of the political spectrum, consider the strange mutation of the campaign in September 2008, when it suddenly started to matter where one came from. It’s still easy to recall how a candidate repeatedly insisted that the size of one’s birthplace is (somehow) a reliable predictor of character...
...fine.”He leaned in. Of course. His good ear was on the other side. Even this close he couldn’t hear. Then he bent in even more, just waiting for me to speak. Eyes wide. So patient. He finally said, “We can sit with the Negroes if you want.”“No.”No, sir. You will hear Reverend Lewis’s sermon today. Even if it’s the rankest cow paddy that’s ever dropped out of a pulpit...
After Menand and Simmons submitted their report to the Faculty for discussion in February, they and the rest of the task force decided not to speak at Faculty meetings until the final Gen Ed vote in May. They said wanted to let the Faculty finish shaping the curriculum and feel as though it was their...
...known event in English and Irish history. McQueen illustrates with profound artistry the eerie quiet of a hunger strike and the severe calm with which Sands chooses to die. The result is a brutal and emotional film that seeks not to entertain, but instead to let the corporeal imagery speak for itself.—Staff writer Noël D. Barlow can be reached at nbarlow@fas.harvard.edu...
Rush Limbaugh to Speak at Left-Leaning Anti-Poverty Conference Sojourners In an inspiring display of bipartisan bridge-building, talk radio personality Rush Limbaugh has accepted Jim Wallis' invitation to deliver a keynote address at Sojourners' Mobilization to End Poverty conference in April. "I've always said the monologue of the extreme right is over, and a new dialogue has begun," said Wallis. "Well, that dialogue is about to get a whole lot louder." Limbaugh, longtime champion of conservative media, announced his acceptance of the invitation on his daily radio show. Interrupted occasionally by call-ins of incredulous listeners, Limbaugh...