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...rights movement. His People’s History of the United States has become a bestseller for its unique perspective on American praxis. Zinn tells the story not of the winners of history, but of the oppressed, the mistreated, the marginalized, the radicals and the revolutionaries. He gives a vibrant voice to the characters and stories we would otherwise miss...
...short, plump Asian man zips up his brown leather coat, looks up and down Chinatown’s Beach St., stomps out the end of his Marlboro Red on the cold pavement and hops onto the small bus. The bus, labeled with vibrant Chinese characters proclaiming “Travel to New York,” has slowly filled with a mixture of Chinese young people gabbing away in Mandarin on their cell phones and students looking forward to a four-hour interstate journey. This is “go” time for the 11:30 p.m. Chinatown shuttle...
...just by technology, economics or trade in goods and services but also by a restless movement of people--millions of them--on a scale the world has never seen before. The second is that with good humor, sound institutions and tolerance, that swirl of humanity can create a vibrant culture and an unparalleled opportunity for people to dream of a better life for themselves and their families. New York isn't perfect, but an hour spent in the liberating mess of Canal Street should convince the most jaundiced observer that it doesn't do too badly...
...home, with a church that Carey once likened to an "elderly lady, muttering ancient platitudes through toothless gums," that the problems may seem darkest. There are pockets of hope. Ordinations have risen by 50% in the last five years - with the help of women - black churches are vibrant, and evangelical crusades like the Alpha movement have attracted new churchgoers. Though church leaders like to note that more people go to services at weekends than football matches, Sunday congregations declined during Carey's 11-year tenure to under 1 million from more than 1.26 million...
...there is a good discussion of ideas in part prompted by elections,” says Erin B. Ashwell ’02, former member-at-large and chair of various projects. “I think that people, especially the freshmen and sophomore classes, have some really vibrant ideas and people are willing to commit more time to their IOP activities...