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...soccer team is going to be a perfect reflection of your politics--and it may even be perverse to think of the game that way. But Barça represents a liberal nationalist spirit that makes for a powerful reprimand to both ethnic chauvinism and facile criticisms of the nation-state. Barça is the ultimate symbol of the Catalan people--one of their most glorious achievements, a monument to their language, history and struggle. But, at the same, it is a bastion of pluralism. Its anthem explicitly welcomes immigrants, and over time it has served as a powerful instrument...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Homage to Catalonia | 5/21/2006 | See Source »

...post-9/11 trend," says Pamela Redmond Satran, co-author of eight baby-name books. "They come from a dual drive for meaning and individuality." And occasionally from movie worship. Satran says the inspiration for Trinity (No. 48 for girls) may be less about Father, Son and Holy Spirit than the butt-kicking heroine of The Matrix...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Hush, Little Genesis | 5/21/2006 | See Source »

...with topic sentences for all your exams this semester. And once you’ve got the topic sentence, the rest just writes itself. . . 1) [English 10b] Most students would reference the texts of this course to answer this question. Most students are also d-bags. 2) [In the spirit of postmodernism] I am writing this exam; I am writing this exam; I am writing this exam... 3) [History 10b] This question can be answered by looking at the social, political, and economic factors of the countries I actually did the reading for. 4) [Comparative Study of Religion] I would...

Author: By M. AIDAN Kelly, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 15 Topic Sentences For Your Final Exams | 5/18/2006 | See Source »

...calendar…I’d like to see more class days and an abbreviated reading period and exam days,” he says. But Gomes calls reading period “an absolutely essential piece of our calendar.” He attempts to respect the spirit of Lowell’s original mandate. “I catch up the stuff I haven’t been able to do before, I try to clean out accumulated bits of work, I breathe easier I must confess during reading period,” he says. Reading period...

Author: By A. HAVEN Thompson, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Constructing the Period | 5/18/2006 | See Source »

...chief John Huey said he found Stengel "an especially exciting new M.E. because he has both the outsider?s perspective and the insider?s appreciation and knowledge of who and what makes TIME tick. His intellectual depth and breadth are long established, as are his leadership qualities and competitive spirit. But in his stint as head of the Constitution Center he has gained a new appreciation for the skills and strategy required to harness the energy of an organization like TIME...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Stengel Named Managing Editor of TIME | 5/17/2006 | See Source »

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