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...watching and sipping my coffee, I was startled by the sight of two small gray porpoises jumping in sync out of the river....Almost immediately, from around the bend came two Pirahã canoes, their riders paddling for all they were worth, in pursuit of the porpoises, trying to touch them with their paddles. It was a game of tag, porpoise tag.”The early and descriptive passages of Daniel L. Everett’s book, “Don’t Sleep, There are Snakes,” a work chronicling his life with and research...
...pieces of painted cardboard that actors tapped on the ground in sync with thumping sound effects—appeared unfazed. Later on, to simulate saving young Tim (Joshua Kelberman) from an impending fall, Endres stood just far enough away from Kelberman that their outstretched arms couldn’t touch and screamed at him, “Reach farther, Timmy!”Similarly, every poignant moment became playful. Near the end of the story, after the park has fallen apart, the movie contains a scene in which the park’s founder, John Hammond, shares ice cream with...
...hearing Martin Luther King's thrilling "I Have a Dream" speech or Robert F. Kennedy's powerful utopian oratory. It dawned on me that Americans in our hearts are idealists who truly believe that we are all equal. We have waited decades for a leader to touch our hearts the way that King and Kennedy did. Obama has galvanized the American electorate by reminding us who we really are as a people, by touching our hearts with hope, by stirring our imaginations with ideas of a better tomorrow. I feel America is new-born and confident; that we can truly...
...longtime admirer of Hillary Clinton, I was momentarily transfixed when I saw Brigitte Lacombe's photograph of her: hair pulled back, minimal make-up, and a simple white blouse. The portrait captures Clinton's confident spirit, yet her tentative smile reveals a touch of vulnerability. I have never seen a more pleasing and honest image of the former First Lady. Jack Cameron, Mount Mellum, Queensland...
...most part it’s made readily apparent at an early age that those will remain dreams. So as the seniors take their final snaps at quarterback and cornerbacks break up their final passes, for most, the nostalgic feeling that tomorrow will be the last time they touch a football in a meaningful game is ever-present. After The Game, they return to the more mundane world of papers, final exams, and job applications. That is, unless you are quarterback Chris Pizzotti and cornerback Andrew Berry, two seniors who are looking to make that childhood dream a reality?...