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Attending Schindler's List, Novick writes that he wept along with everyone else, but wondered "why the eliciting of these responses from Americans is seen as so urgently important a task." The remark betrays a certain tone-deafness. The Holocaust's memory, in this country far from the death camps, may be inflated and abused. But it seems perverse to argue on that basis that it is unworthy of American tears. This book should be read as a corrective to dutiful hype and dubious comparisons, not as an injunction against feeling...
...educator, I was appalled by Bochard's remark. Well, Ms. Bochard, before I bring a gun to school, could you please tell me where I would keep it? On my person? In my desk drawer? Sure, it's scary sometimes to think about what could happen, but how much more scary actually to have a gun in the classroom. FLORA CAMAJ Gilbert, Ariz...
...Crimson applied plenty of pressure on the Tigers, dominating most of the game, but it couldn't score. That loss knocked it from Ivy contention and prompted Locker afterwards to remark that the team now played for pride...
Jackson first refused to admit he made the hymietown comment, but then, as Jewish groups grew more and more incensed, he admitted to the remark and attributed it to a moment of thoughtlessness. Apologizing to those whom he had offended, Jackson affirmed his human capacity for error...
Here in Germany, the majority of people seem to agree that firearms don't solve problems; they kill people. The remark of the person who said the massacre could have been avoided had the teachers at Columbine been armed was amazing. It was so cynical, so out of touch with reality, and showed a Dr. Strangelove kind of arms idolatry. I am a teacher myself. Shall I teach young people respect, tolerance and fairness while I outgun them? STEFAN BARTELS Dillingen, Germany...