Alma Acevedo
Laughter misplaced in Les Misérables 21 Jan 2013 | FEATURES |
tags: cinema, Les Misérables, manners, textingWhen an audience member laughs (while texting) at one of the most moving moments in Les Misérables, what does it say about today's society and the individuals who inhabit it?The wise men’s gift 4 Jan 2013 | FEATURES |
tags: Christianity, Christmas, EphiphanyThe traditional Christian feast of the Epiphany offers an abundance of life lessons for those willing to reflect on its meaning.The audacity of pose 31 Oct 2012 | FEATURES |
tags: Barack Obama, election 2012, rhetoricSoaring words are for the birds. You campaign with poetry, but you govern with prose.Dr Capable or Mr Charm? 23 Oct 2012 | FEATURES |
tags: 2012 elections, Barack Obama, Mitt RomneyShould we like politicians who send the charm meter off the scale, or those who have decency and good judgment?Of wars and women 16 Oct 2012 | FEATURES |
tags: justice, US presidential election, womenThe rhetoric of warfare in the US election campaign masks an unjust cause.Those “deeply personal” political decisions 11 Sep 2012 | FEATURES |
tags: 2012 elections, conscience, toleranceThe hoary political cliché “I’m personally opposed, but…” might mean tolerance. More often it means indifference, hesitation, deceit, or cowardice.The season for commencement has begun… 29 May 2012 | FEATURES |
tags: higher educationEnough of comedians and dissenters at the podium. Bring back speakers who offer direction for life's journey.Professing at the podium 16 Nov 2011 | FEATURES |
tags: higher education, post-modernismThe problem with some professors is that they only seem to know one thing: problems.“I remember myself…” 16 Dec 2010 | FEATURES |
tags: personhood, right to life, unborn childAn unassailable pro-life argument was handed to me by a four-year-old.
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