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... remembers . The woman who was raped will never forget . The convict and the ex - con , the rape victim , the battered child - each , reading these words , will remember . I teach creative writing in the prisons because I have been in ...
... remembers . The woman who was raped will never forget . The convict and the ex - con , the rape victim , the battered child - each , reading these words , will remember . I teach creative writing in the prisons because I have been in ...
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... remember Kafka , and the old blind beggar , Homer . We remember the parable of the rich man and the camel and the eye of the needle . We remember that Kung - fu Tze , Socrates , Jesus , Mohammed , Gandhi , Lincoln , and King all were ...
... remember Kafka , and the old blind beggar , Homer . We remember the parable of the rich man and the camel and the eye of the needle . We remember that Kung - fu Tze , Socrates , Jesus , Mohammed , Gandhi , Lincoln , and King all were ...
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... remember the face of my friend who leads the struggle locally against domestic violence , how she looked at me and asked , " How can you spend so much time with those batterers , those sick , violent men ? " And I remember particular ...
... remember the face of my friend who leads the struggle locally against domestic violence , how she looked at me and asked , " How can you spend so much time with those batterers , those sick , violent men ? " And I remember particular ...
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The Necessity to Speak | 3 |
Orthodox Heterodox Paradox | 15 |
The Degradation of Money | 27 |
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