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...interactions with the pitiless Mas Stevens, whom she is first called upon to cure and to whom she is later sold, are far more effective than any of her more explicit sermonizing (e.g., “Whites always telling us don’t steal don’t lie don’t cheat. And here they come stealing us and lying to us and cheating us out our freedom.”) Rawles describes Sadie’s endurance through trials that seem beyond what any human could bear, and creates a character whom we can imagine bearing...
Suddenly, Viki’s life is interrupted by her father’s devastating illness. In his last moments with his daughter, her dying father asks Viki to promise him that she will continue her studies and become a lawyer. “Lawyers lie,” she replies, to which he answers, “Be a lawyer who tells the truth...
However, the show’s appeal does not lie merely in its aesthetic assets. Since each piece is so closely tied to the cultural identity of the performers, it is only natural that the performers let some of their personal identity slip into their acts. And perhaps it is the Spoken Word Society’s act that will most explicitly confront and expose the fact that Cultural Rhythms is a production that showcases personal identity. In their performance, they speak out against American consumer culture and the ivory-tower atmosphere of academia that they call...
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There is also a large group of professors who lie somewhere in between, both critical of Summers but unsure if his resignation is in the best interest of the University...