I love the night. What I like about this selection of photos are the various ways to experience the night from light in fog to moon over water. One thing I do miss is the stars that were visible growing up. I haven't seen a starfield like that in decades. Sadly, my children have never seen a night sky filled with the Milky Way.
Is the one finger kept free to cure hysteria? If so, I'm impressed. Up until now I thought only James Bond had that kind of skill with his little finger.
To see the document card of the little girl is so incredibly sorrowful. But I think that my emotional reaction is due to my perspective as an adult. I do not think it is reasonable to infer that a 10 year old would have the same emotional reaction without having the life experience to appreciate the horror of what occurred during the holocaust. That being said I would not expect the children to be exposed to the full details and extent of the tragedy of the children of the holocaust.
But if Mr. Sarkozy's intent is to instill a sense of empathy for these children, what's wrong with using as the example the living children of Darfur, or the child-soldiers of Rwanda, or Afganistan, or Iraq, or Tibet? What about the children of the Trail of Tears, or American slavery, or the Irish famine, or the British workshops? Our history is replete with examples of children killed or traumatized by the subjugation of one group by another.
It looks like the pieces are all the same size and shape, so I think it is more like a 'legos' build than a puzzle. The puzzle to me is why I would build this when I could build a Predator head or a Republic cruiser.
p.s. - What does "What Is It?" have to do with anything?
But if Mr. Sarkozy's intent is to instill a sense of empathy for these children, what's wrong with using as the example the living children of Darfur, or the child-soldiers of Rwanda, or Afganistan, or Iraq, or Tibet? What about the children of the Trail of Tears, or American slavery, or the Irish famine, or the British workshops? Our history is replete with examples of children killed or traumatized by the subjugation of one group by another.
Now I'm bummed out.
Ole!!!