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...African Americans into mainstream society." Is he forgetting the 1960s riots, led by unemployed and disenfranchised blacks, that engulfed the U.S.? I don't call that self-reformation. When black people took to American streets, they finally got a little respect. I suspect that the unemployed Arab and black youth in France want nothing less. Bob Kuzma Holly, Michigan...
...French suburban youth are often Muslim, but being Muslim is not opposed to being French. In the future, a higher percentage of the French population will be Muslim. Does that mean the end of French society? No. That's the thinking of the racist far right. The young protesters want to get a job, be integrated into society and be treated like everyone else. In French fashion, they protest and burn cars, as French people in the past fought against inequality and stormed the Bastille. France's young Arabs are fighting for equality?a French ideal. I hope they succeed...
...hatred brewing in immigrant housing projects? The greatest damage inflicted by the riots has been to the hopes of young Arab men and women who really want to become integrated into their adopted country. Jayant Gala Brossard, Canada The rage expressed night after night by alienated youth dealt a crushing blow to France's self-image as a model of tolerance and social equality. Could such riots occur in Canada, a nation of immigrants, many of whom face severe economic challenges and are excluded from Canadian society? We must make sure that Canada's educational system imparts a sense...
...Shrek” and “Shrek 2,” is unable to carry over the wholesome, multigenerational fun of these films to “Narnia,” giving nothing to the parent dragged to the theatre or the young adult looking to recapture her youth. One can only hope that the film—along with Disney’s marketing blitz of video games, soundtracks, and toys—flops before the filmmakers are encouraged to sully more of the fantastic land of Narnia through further Lewis adaptations. —Staff writer Kristina...
...inward, towards studies and the necessity of personal academic achievement, and forward, towards the prosperous futures ensured by that achievement. Consequently, Harvard ceases to function as a socially interactive organism and fragments into individuals and groups of students united by similar ambitions. The immediate moment, these few years of youth, recede into the background. Saturday-night parties and University policy become matters of relative indifference, for better or for worse.This is by no means an invective against Harvard, but an explanatory response to its critics. The solution to these complaints is simple, though hardly easy. As a student body...