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...leave me, my darlings, what will I do without you, where have you gone?” Yet despite the explosive display of power that sets Sosa fleeing from his snakes, Moya suggests that the man who has caused so much chaos will simply blend back into the world around him. Punished for being intractable, Sosa nevertheless manages to spite authority and replace a façade that fools those who tried to tame him. “Dance with Snakes” is a pointed critique of societal repression, whose value lies in its ability to infringe upon...
...It’s not obvious that he changed at all," Feldman said. "The world changed around him—and conservatism changed around...
...Soon the Academy Awards will take place, and these actors will be admired the world over and their gowns and coiffures scrutinized in every entertainment magazine. Do you ever wish that opera had as much mainstream appeal as film or pop music...
...thus that no corporation would actually prioritize humanitarian ideals over moneymaking. However, Google’s removal of its business from China bucks this contention and reflects what I hope to be a growing trend in business. It behooves us, as consumers and world citizens, to note this trend. Some corporations gross more annually than small countries, and they are thus as important as many nations in the sphere of international relations. Therefore, there exists a real possibility that corporations could be new arbiters for human rights...
Google’s move is also praiseworthy because its commodity—information—is especially valuable. While Chinese citizens could live without tangible products, such as Levi jeans or mangos, to deny world citizens ideas is both economically and intellectually deleterious. Our fellow humans—the average person is a Chinese subsistence farmer—must be allowed the freedom of expression. Nothing should prevent world citizens from engaging in active dialogue across borders...