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There are certain fringe elements in all religions--those who believe their path is superior and hence passionately believe in proselytizing--and, unfortunately, these people are the ones that do most of the shouting. Yet most religious Americans, whatever their faith, do not believe in this message. Instead they try to live their lives according to their God--to be a good Christian, good Hindu, good Jew, good Muslim, etc. These people have a strong belief in a value system and see themselves as moral people, yet they are neither bitter nor aggressive towards those who do not share their...
...midst of deadlines and libraries, I don't want to write about being an agent of social change. That's what the semester's been for. Instead, I'm thinking about the different ways so many people and moments have impacted my life...
...Gund Hall. The casual attendee yearned for a supermodel or two strutting down the aisles catwalk-style in some of Comme des Garon's many flamboyant ensembles to spice up the uneventful award presentation. Those organizing the affair declined to show even modest visual accouterments such as slides, preferring instead to let the exhibit, which the award show inaugurated, speak for itself...
...Anil is caught in a web woven by an ensemble cast that includes Sarath, his physician brother Gamini, Sarath's former mentors and government officials. In typical Ondaatje fashion, the story's time is not linear, but instead meshes the narrative of her work in Sri Lanka with flashes of her childhood and her affair with a married author. The first major turning point of the story is the pair's discovery of a skeleton, who they dub Sailor...
...Because I'm not above it. You won't find many Harvard students who actually can say, "I watch Dawson's Creek because I think it's damn good." Instead, you get, "Oh, it's such a wonderful example of postmodern irony," etc. etc. Some boys like cars, others like baseball, others play with Barbies-my hobby is the culture of the masses. I'm reading fifteen magazines a week, surfing the net for an hour a day, instigating blocking group arguments over Britney Spears' fake boobs just so I can figure out where our culture is going...