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While Horn may have made an arbitrary decision to use the Kendo Club in her article, including the phrases "FREE HOT PHONE SEX" and "kendo" in the same sentence belies a deep misunderstanding of classical Japanese martial culture. Kendo--literally, "sword path"--is not any of these things. Born from the civil wars that engulfed Japan for almost seven centuries, modern kendo embodies the ethical code to which the Japanese warrior so stringently adhered. These values--resolve, courage, compassion, courtesy, sincerity, honor and devotion--play an especially important role in the lives of Kendo Club members and are inherently incompatible...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Even in Jest, Kendo Should Not Be Linked to Porn | 5/3/1999 | See Source »

...also about the transformation of how his son came to find the call and then ultimately realize what it was. Because Luke works intuitively through most of the original trilogy until he gets to the very end. And it's only in the last act--when he throws his sword down and says, "I'm not going to fight this"--that he makes a more conscious, rational decision. And he does it at the risk of his life because the Emperor is going to kill him. It's only that way that he is able to redeem his father...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Of Myth And Men | 4/26/1999 | See Source »

...understand that accepting self-responsibility for the things you do, having good manners, caring about other people--these are heroic acts. Everybody has the choice of being a hero or not being a hero every day of their lives. You don't have to get into a giant laser-sword fight and blow up three spaceships to become a hero...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: Of Myth And Men | 4/26/1999 | See Source »

...tired of trekking from concert to theater to dance hall, you might try picking one seat and seeing it all under one roof at Sea Revels. This springtime celebration features over 80 performers of all genres, including music of the Georgia Sea Islands and sword dancing. Emerson Majestic Theater, 219 Tremont St., Boston...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: FRIDAY APR 30 | 4/22/1999 | See Source »

...double-edged sword" for the principals, says Geneva Malenfant, former president of the Cambridge Civic Association (CCA) and a longtime school activist. "You get to make the decisions, but on the other hand, you're accountable...

Author: By Marc J. Ambinder, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: The School Committee Under Fire | 4/7/1999 | See Source »

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