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* Invictus–Explicit Myth–The Movie and the Men

Monday, January 11, 2010

  Invictus, composed in the 19th-century by William Ernest Henley, is now best known as the poem that inspired Nelson Mandela throughout his more than 26-year stay in prison. In the 2009 popular movie that shares the poem’s name, Mandela, President of an emerging South Africa,  is seen in flashback reading the poem as it [...]

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* The Courage to Think, to Speak, and to Lead.

Wednesday, December 2, 2009

Two speakers have impressed me in the last two days. On Monday night, I went to hear Laura Tyson, Berkeley Professor and advisor to the Obama White House, speak about the economy. In wonderfully understandable language, Dr. Tyson explained to a packed auditorium the current state of the economy, and outlined the central worrying points [...]

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* As Always, Courageous Action Inspires

Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Courageous action always speaks volumes, but it is particularly loud when it is in pursuit of dreams, or when it comes from a desire to serve, to create meaning for others. Christy Tonge (member of the Forum on Cross-Cultural Inspiration) and her husband Barry have always been involved in the development of youth, particularly under-served [...]

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* Inspiration: Imagination in World Affairs

Friday, October 30, 2009

The 9-11 commission report rang with one phrase that seemed to sum up our lack of foresight into the possibility of an attack against our country–”Failure of Imagination.”  The same phrase was used by President Obama when he gave his first speech about the possibility of a world without nuclear weapons. He suggested that while we did [...]

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