Alienation
Since 1964, many commentators have been speaking of a crisis of confidence in the United States, a malaise marked by widespread public belief that major institutions—businesses, labo...
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Alienation
The word alienation has a checkered history. Drawn originally from the vocabulary of the law, the word later appeared in connection with the treatment of persons who were, as ordinary peopl...
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Alienation as a Theme in Literature
Authors have captivated readers by relating humanity's shared feeling of alienation in their literature. In 1860 Charles Dickens wrote Great Expectations. Through...
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After “Dry the Rain,” the lead-off track from the Beta Band’s The Three E.P.’s, nothing the band has done has been as compelling. So imagine the promise held by Astronomy fo...
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Due partly to a shortage of federal agents and poor record-keeping, aliens under court order to be removed from the country often face unconstitutionally long detentions, an inspector general has f...
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Immigration: Sens. John McCain and Ted Kennedy don't think being a criminal should be a bar to the American dream. We have enough crime. Do we really needed to import more of it?Sen. John Cornyn, a...
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Immigration: A Connecticut city becomes the first in the nation to issue identification cards to illegal aliens. It's supposed to be for their protection. What about ours? And since when do city or...
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A man accused in a deadly two-state shooting rampage believed his victims were space aliens trying to abduct his daughter, his attorney said Tuesday at the start of his murder trial.Allison Lamont ...
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The crime rate in Hazleton declined at the same time its Hispanic population was exploding, but the numbers do not tell the whole story, the police chief testified Tuesday at a federal trial over t...
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They've been called weirdoes, freaks and Satanists.Animal Collective's otherworldly song structures, deconstructed harmonies and tribal rhythms aren't always met with receptive ears, but there migh...
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Three National Guardsmen assigned to the Texas-Mexico border were accused of running an immigrant smuggling ring after 24 immigrants were found inside a van that one of them was driving, a U.S. att...
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