Homer himself uses natural metaphors to ennoble violent human actors: Achilles is a wildfire sweeping across the Trojan plain.
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Adam Gopnik,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
Its main focus is ennobling the essence of lava as a driving force for innovation in a contemporary age, as well as celebrating its centuries-old Neapolitan craftsmanship that has led to the creation of scenographic spaces, settings and projects.
We are fully committed to maintaining Harvard's ability to host our international students and scholars, who hail from more than 140 countries and enrich the University – and this nation – immeasurably.
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Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
Issue: Immigration Previous narrative or worldview: Immigrants contribute to the US economy and enrich our culture.
These changes would close doors for exactly the kinds of students California has pledged to uplift.
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Cipriano Vargas,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
21 May 2025
This gem detailing the ancient underground aqueducts of Rome gives both a visual and historical account of man’s insatiable appetite to overcome nature and create astonishing engineering marvels to uplift the human condition.
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Smithsonian magazine,
Smithsonian Magazine,
21 May 2025
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