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1. The Ties That Bind
In Authur Miller's Death of a Salesman, Linda Loman tells her husband Willie, "Life is a casting off dear, it's always been." She was talking about the people, friends and family, who move through
Author: BRETT DAVIS Year 2003 Issue 28 PDF HTML
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2. A Place to Hang Your Hat
A house to me is more than four walls, a floor and a ceiling; it is a bastion, the final line of defense against a raucous and bewildering world. These defenses have never felt more important than
Author: BRETT DAVIS Year 2003 Issue 33 PDF HTML
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3. Playing the Part
It was just like in that bad dream. Standing at a microphone in front of a room full of people, their faces peering down expectantly, waiting for your words. You can feel your heartbeat pounding as
Author: BRETT DAVIS Year 2003 Issue 35 PDF HTML
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4. One Person's Trash
You can't take it with you, we are told. The mountains of possessions we accumulate over a lifetime. Yet it is fact of life that we feel our possessions define us. Witness the droves of shoppers
Author: BRETT DAVIS Year 2003 Issue 38 PDF HTML
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5. On the Road To Nowhere
As I sit here on a rainy Wednesday morning, the familiar strains of Beijing traffic at rush hour drift in through the window. I am treated to the serenade of car horns, growling engines and the hiss
Author: BRETT DAVIS Year 2003 Issue 40 PDF HTML
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6. Let's Get Physical
From giant billboards adorning the sides of buildings, to the pages of magazines and in films, we are constantly bombarded with images of physical beauty. China is fast catching up with the Western
Author: BRETT DAVIS Year 2003 Issue 42 PDF HTML
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7. The Winter of Our Discontent
The changing foliage on the trees lining Beijing's avenues mark the changing of the seasons as the mercury continues to drop. Autumn is supposed to be the best and most livable season in this city,
Author: BRETT DAVIS Year 2003 Issue 45 PDF HTML
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8. A Rose By Any Other Name
What is in a name? For those people from cultures where a name is simply a random identifier, then the answer is not much. This is not to deny that there isn't a certain beauty, or lyrical quality to
Author: BRETT DAVIS Year 2003 Issue 47 PDF HTML
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9. Giving Thanks for Small Things
It is that time of year when our American friends celebrate a national holiday by lopping the head off an extremely large fowl. This ceremonial decapitation and roasting of the aforementioned bird is
Author: BRETT DAVIS Year 2003 Issue 49 PDF HTML
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10. Christmas in Its Purest Form?
It was a typical Christmas day. The afternoon was very warm, in the high 30 C, and after a sumptuous lunch of cold ham, chicken, salads and the obligatory prawns, the day devolved into its usual
Author: BRETT DAVIS Year 2003 Issue 51 PDF HTML