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...perseverance. When Mink was elected in 1965 to the U.S. House of Representatives, one headline read, “Pert and Pretty Patsy Mink has a Lot of Serious Thoughts as She Approaches Her Role in Congress.” This patronizing fascination with the Hawaii native of Japanese descent soon gave way to the pejorative communist label “Patsy Pink,” as she voiced her fierce opposition to the Vietnam War, demanded gender equality, and pushed for increased government spending in education.Her story is little known because, Bassford says, “She wasn?...
...principle that natural rights place some bounds on acceptable human behavior and scientific investigation, the current administration weakens the protection of the innocent against the whim of the powerful. Human nature being what it is, the assumed benevolence of the strong can be but a temporary check on the descent of our civilization into savagery. ALAN C. O’CONNOR Cambridge, Mass March...
...being completely historically accurate, particularly in their choice of costume color. “Black was fashionable in the era, but we put people in different colors and women without veils,” she says. Othello’s costumes throughout the play are meant to reflect his descent into madness and self-deception. While at first his clothing is triumphantly colorful, it progressively darkens to red-black before becoming solid black.LHO has taken steps to make the play easier to understand for those who have never experienced opera before, especially for people who enjoy Shakespeare but find Italian...
...When I raised my head I noticed people texting their friends and family getting off a last message. My Blackberry was turned off and in my trouser pocket; no time to get at it. Our descent continued and I prayed for courage to control my fear and help if able. (Read the article on Is There Cause for Fear of Flying...
...thought about this joke a few days later on my first plane ride into Baghdad International Airport. The descent, once famous for its harrowing, evasive corkscrew maneuver, was peaceful. We looped around the airport, above long rows of tan army tents at camps Liberty and Victory, delayed only by a small dust storm. In the row behind me, Iraqi gentlemen in blazers laughed the whole way. A few aisles up, a mountainous, tattooed contractor dozed in headphones...