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Even the populist Sunday Mirror gushed, "She has almost become a symbol of all that Britain wants to stand for...something safe, sane, stable and as everlasting as the Tower of London." And as reassuringly familiar. Generations from now, her performance in that most deceptively difficult of jobs will be the standard by which the world's remaining monarchs are judged. The Queen Mother blended a sense of majesty and a sense of fun so comfortably that national feeling and natural feeling chimed. In the end, she made royalty seem human and humanity downright regal...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: ELIZABETH, QUEEN CONSORT, 1900-2002: A Mum for All Seasons: | 4/8/2002 | See Source »

...they used placeholders from an earlier draft. Shocklingly, this seems to have actually occurred with the appropriately titled “Rita’s Tune,” an utterly unnecessary second-act number for a cigarette girl whose role now lingers between underwritten principal and overwritten symbol...

Author: By Adam R. Perlman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Lithgow Delivers Sweet Performance | 4/5/2002 | See Source »

Resident advisers stand in the way of such recruiting and require placating. Jacoby’s book explains, “The resident advisor, or RA, is the most immediate symbol of authority most dorm residents face. It is important that Christians develop good relationships with the RA before the Bible Studies begin. Then in the event someone complains, the disciple will be seen as a friend and not as ‘that religious nut’ in Room...

Author: By Kristin E. Kitchen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: What in the Lord's Name is Going On? | 4/5/2002 | See Source »

Council President Sujean S. Lee ’03 said the amendment was a symbol of Harvard’s advancement in gender relations...

Author: By William M. Rasmussen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Council Removes ‘Radcliffe’ From Title | 4/2/2002 | See Source »

Whatever Arafat’s eventual fate, imprisoning him inside his office only fuels the rage of Palestinian extremists by making Arafat a symbol of resistance to Israeli oppression. Moreover, he has no opportunity to mitigate extremist violence, as Sharon and Bush have asked of him, if his contact with those groups...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: Peace Must Be First Priority | 4/2/2002 | See Source »

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