Word: westernness
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...diversity, but rather the basic differences that makes every brain unique. To load a person up on chemicals or therapies in order to iron out the aspects of his personality that don’t correspond to an arbitrary Platonic ideal of normality stands against the core values of Western civilization. The quirks and eccentricities of individuals give our world a richness that shouldn’t be stamped out in the name of normalcy...
...traditional African culture, but that it is at its best when it actively combines the two. In the central plot of “Wizard of the Crow,” Thiong’o’s desire for an integrated culture and religion that is not simply Western or African, that is not just traditional but also innovative, reaches its apex. Here, Thiong’o presents Kamiti, a sensitive and perceptive young man, who tries several times to escape from the corrupt society that surrounds him to keep himself spiritually pure. He encounters Nyawira, a young woman...
...CARACAS, Venezuela)-A commercial airliner with 46 people on board was reported missing Thursday over western Venezuela, officials said. Rescuers rushed to a mountainous region of Merida state as authorities struggled to confirm reports that the aircraft had been located...
Flames issuing from the U.S. embassy in Belgrade on Thursday underscored the mounting rage in Serbia over Kosovo's Western-backed declaration of independence. The embassy was unguarded when several hundred demonstrators attacked, following a protest rally by hundreds of thousands of protesters. At that larger rally, held earlier, the sharp divisions that typify Serbian politics were nowhere to be seen, as leaders from across the spectrum united in a massive show of force to protest Kosovo's secession from Serbia. As banners bearing messages such as "Kosovo is Serbia" were hoisted, the country's leading politicians were joined...
...some EU member states to recognize the country could complicate decision-making over the future EU mission in the territory. Opponents of independence fear that the move will set a dangerous precedent for separatists elsewhere, and Russia has been particularly vigorous in its opposition to what it sees as Western encroachment on its traditional sphere of influence...