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That seems a reasonable reaction for someone who has spent the decade since the historic success of Titanic making sure she's an actress first and a celebrity only when useful; the YouTube universe, in which every utterance is rewound, scrutinized and parsed, is new to her. When she succumbed to some teary emotionalism at the Globes, the Times of London called her acceptance speech a "disaster" and warned direly that her exuberance was insensitive to the "darker, crueller" mood of an America in economic collapse. Try processing critiques like that while smiling warmly on camera as Oprah Winfrey tells...
...Congo Seeks Protection": I think it's great that TIME covered an issue that wasn't on the evening news, but I am disappointed that Perry merely glanced at the problems faced by the U.N. peacekeeping force [Feb. 9]. Although the U.N. deployed peacekeepers around the world with some success in the second half of the 20th century, never before has it forcibly implemented a cease-fire. It is having such difficulty stemming the violence simply because no one's ever done it before. Rick Say, WEST CHESTER...
...that nail-biting match, the Crimson has been focusing on its mental sharpness. In the team’s final week of training, it is preparing to play outside of its comfort zone in order to pull off the exciting points and wins that will be critical to its success this weekend...
...teammates.”Instead of having to deal with evil stepsisters, Kim has had the support of her sabre teammates, freshman Caroline Vloka and freshman Hayley Levitt. They offer advice with regards to fencing—advice that Kim views as integral to her success.“They motivate me, they help me, and they tell me that I can do it,” Kim said. “We all support each other...It’s such a tight team, a great community.”Kim’s story has come about...
...captured the country’s top spot. On January 20, 2009, Harvard Law School graduate Barack H. Obama became the eighth. And while it may be unfounded and self-gratifying to view Obama solely as the product of his years in Cambridge, Harvard does have a record of success as an executive incubator. It is difficult to tell, however, to what degree the Harvard diploma opens the door to the nation’s highest office.THE ADAMS INTELLECTUALSHarvard’s history in the West Wing began with John Adams, the second president of the U.S. Though Adams, class...