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...product of immigration in the postwar years, when workers were recruited from Turkey, North Africa and the Indian subcontinent to meet the war-shattered Continent's manpower needs. While the first generation jealously guarded their cultural links with their homeland, their children and grandchildren have often felt torn between two cultures. "What I'm saying is, be proud of who you are," says Ramadan. "We've got to get away from the idea that scholars in the Islamic world can do our thinking for us. We need to start thinking for ourselves...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Trying to Bridge A Great Divide | 12/11/2000 | See Source »

...show is smart and educational; it is political, historical, literary, scientific and cultural. For example, this season premier featured a giant wall that cut Springfield in half. (Fortunately, by the end of the episode it was torn down by the great British tunes of "The Who"). Like many viewers, I get smarter with the show; sometimes the show leads...

Author: By Judd B. Kessler, | Title: EDITORIAL NOTEBOOK: Everybody Can Eat My Shorts Together | 12/6/2000 | See Source »

...story continues with Queen Orontea swearing to stay faithful to her own freedom and never fall in love, but she soon finds this promise hard to keep. She becomes torn between the statements of her court advisor (Jesse Billett '01) who pushes her to follow reason, not passion, and the irresistible charm of her court painter (Jason McAdams, a New England Conservatory second-year Master's candidate), who is desired by every woman he encounters. Once this passion gets out of control, there is little that reason can do to reduce the chaos that ensues...

Author: By Kelley E. Morrell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Orontea: The Triumph of Love | 12/1/2000 | See Source »

...White House had been a struggle to raise. Funds ran out, materials and workmen ran thin. Scottish stone carvers had to be enticed to America. A whorehouse sprang up among the construction shacks, and federal commissioners wanted it torn down, only to drop the complaint when carpenters protested. President Washington made sure the White House was built, bolstering his determination with inspections of the site...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Election 2000: This Old House | 11/20/2000 | See Source »

...Rose fumbled a snap on first-and-goal on the Holy Cross 20-yard line late in the game, and the resulting Holy Cross drive put the game out of reach. Senior starting tailback Chuck Nwokocha left the game with a torn MCL, and Harvard's offense left the field in disarray...

Author: By Martin S. Bell, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Harvard Season in Review | 11/17/2000 | See Source »

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