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In a world where discovery is more important than delivery, it's the people who find, remix and direct attention to old stuff that should be rewarded, not the people who deliver it or sit on it waiting for someone to show up.
Internet penetration in Italy is quite low and the Berlusconi media machine controls most of what people see.
It would be easy to define terrorism as attacks against human rights and international humanitarian law forbids attacks against innocent non-combatants which is often the definition used for terrorism.
Liberty, freedom and democracy are very fuzzy words, but human rights is very specific.
Money creates a power relationship between the payer and the payee.
Most creative work is a process of people passing ideas and inspirations from the past into the future and adding their own creativity along the way.
Now that our media companies and it appears are policies are traded for cash, what is there to check the continuing consolidation of power and diminishing of democracy?
The idea of trying to fight against extremism was written off as naive.
The most important thing I learned in school was how to touch type.
The US constitution's First Amendment rights only cover Americans, but I believe that in a democracy the competition of ideas and free speech should combat beliefs that it does not agree with - more speech and debate, not censorship.
There was a very convincing argument made that the extremists have won and the aggression is now supported by the majority, therefore fighting until surrender was the only alternative.
Upholding human rights is not merely compatible with fighting terrorism, it is essential.
We discussed the history of postwar Japan and how Japan had missed an opportunity to build a more functional democracy because of the focus on fighting communism driven in large part by the American occupation.
We have a long way to go before we are able to hear the voices of everyone on earth, but I believe that providing voices and building bridges is essential for the World Peace we all wish for.
We talked about the Internet and Wikipedia and how facts and history are being collectively created online.
When there is a huge force pressing down on freedoms, sub-cultures with more creativity and power are likely to form.
Did you know that the word "tsunami," which is now being used worldwide, is a Japanese word? This is indicative of the extent to which Japan has been subject to frequent tsunami disasters in the past.
The pains felt by Asian countries are our own pains. Disaster in Asia is nothing but ours as well.
To me, the appeal of opera lies in the fact that a myriad of singers and instruments, each possessed of different qualities of voice and sound, against the backdrop of a grand stage and beautiful costumes, come together in one complete and impressive drama.
Find beauty not only in the thing itself but in the pattern of the shadows, the light and dark which that thing provides.
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Adela Florence Nicolson
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