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...Blight, meanwhile, discussed the many comparisons drawn between Lincoln and current president Barack Obama. “It seems to me that the ‘healer Lincoln’ is who [Obama] has really been trying to appropriate, at least publicly,” Blight said. A recurrent theme in the discussion was the fact the enormity of the Lincoln myth tends to overshadow the efforts of the slaves themselves towards their own liberation. The event concluded with questions from the audience. Christopher A. Oland ’10 asked about Lincoln’s ability to influence others...
...President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad - who succeeded the reformist Khatami in 2005 - is standing for reelection. Pressure has been mounting on the former President to run again, with many seeing him as the only candidate able to defeat Ahmadinejad. There has even been an unprecedented public "Invite Khatami" campaign whose nostalgic theme song ends, "This time, we will truly appreciate your presence...
...think President Obama is off to a rocky start. The theme "Yes, we can" seems to have been replaced with "Well, maybe we can't." I believe that with all the challenges America faces, the simple solutions and the hopes that were sold by the Obama team are inadequate to the task ahead...
...dealing with evoking awareness of the space within people, this idea of inner space and searching for the traces of oneself,” Yuan said. “Eventually the whole piece is meant to decay.”Kayla A. Escobedo ’12 continued the theme of personal development, using her oil painting as a way to acknowledge and commemorate her growth in her relationship with her father. The painting depicts her mother and father as collections of hands. Her mother’s hands reach outwards and her father’s hands inwards...
...cowboy theme starts on the journey up Highway 2 from Bangkok, near the town of Pak Chong. At the Chokchai Steakhouse, tel: (66-4) 432 8445, run by one of the country's largest farms, carnivores can dig in to dry-aged T-bone and spicy jaew sauce made with garlic, chili and ginger, or pick up disks of sweetened beef jerky for the ride north. Freshly churned ice cream is available for dessert. And just as the American West has its Californian vineyards, so this vicinity is home to several Thai wineries, which offer up passable plonk...