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...Motherless Children Thank you for highlighting the sad truth about the growing exodus of mothers from the Philippines [Nov. 24]. To many of us, it seems an irreversible phenomenon. Most overseas workers will tell you they had no choice but to leave. A mother's absence has consequences that are often felt intensely by children but not discussed. It's up to every Filipino - not just those who are compelled to work abroad - to think of ways to advance our society and keep our families together. Joy Posadas, Manila...
...singers, their discography is an aural history, centuries deep, of abduction, enslavement, social and sexual abuse by the whites in power - and of the determination first to outlive the ignominy branded on the race, then to overcome it. In her commanding presence, charismatic delivery and determination to sing black truth to white power, Odetta was the female Paul Robeson. (See the 100 best albums of all time...
...what a recession does. We cannot expect others to pay the penultimate price without shouldering part of the weight ourselves. Some may argue that a university ultimately exists to serve its students. But, through our sacrifices, students can reassure beloved dining-hall workers and library security guards of the truth: This is as much your university as it is ours.In the end, student-life cuts, though extremely lamentable, touch only our relatively cushy lives inside the bubble. Layoffs hit at home—the equivalent of our financial aid. In these desperate times, financial aid is the only luxury students...
...year. “The poet’s value to society lies in her resilience in the face of dread and her ability to develop something controlled and forceful out of her experiences with that dread.” Lewis also asserted that the writer in search of truth “is like a member of the special forces, who goes into enemy territory to carry out existential maneuvers.” Lewis discussed how her own personal bouts of depression shaped her poetry. She pointed to “A Hospital Odyssey,” the epic...
...nice to them. But what does it mean to be "nice" to a subject under interrogation? ... It means, ideally, getting to know the subject better than he knows himself and then manipulating him by role-playing, flattering, misleading, and nudging his or her perception of the truth slightly off center. The goal is to turn the subject around so that he begins to see strong logic and even wisdom in acting against his own comrades and cause...