Prototypically American, Atypically Challenging
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James Levine conducted the Juilliard Orchestra in the âSymphonia: sum fluxae pretieum speiâ and the Cello Concerto, a very large mouthful of Elliott Carterâs art.
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âBanzukeâ presents a variety of challenges: fiendishly difficult obstacle courses that must be navigated by bicycle or on stilts.
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Some champions make the toughest challenge look easy. Count American Tyson Gay and Russian Yelena Isinbayeva among them.
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Many don&#39;t realize they are eligible; others feel application forms are too complicated to fill out. By Justin Pope / Associated Press.
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âStep Up 2 the Streetsâ posits a universe where racial and class differences are minor obstacles to fun and pretends its clichÃ©s arenât clichÃ©s.
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Russia's Dmitry Tursunov could pass for an American, and not only because he tends to struggle on clay.
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CARTERET, N.J. -- A few weeks back, Linda Singh picked up the registration packet from her local school district. There, at the bottom of the first page, was the question regarding birthplace, followed by: "If not USA, date entered USA."
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As technologically advanced as our country is today, it&#39;s both frustrating and heartbreaking that millions of Americans of all ages and across all social, cultural and ethnic groups are still battling life-threatening and debilitating diseases.
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One of the keys to prospering in America used to be learning English. Some say it still is. No one wants to ban people from speaking their native language.
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To engage with an artwork, especially contemporary works, can be a daunting task.
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âThe challenge is to continue to grow in every way. Itâs a tricky game.â
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Thereâs a lot going on under the surface of âFeel the Noise,â far more than its indefensibly generic title suggests.
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American Evangelicalism seems to defy unity, let alone hierarchy. Yet its members share basic commitments. TIME's list focuses on those whose influence is on the rise or who have carved out a singular role
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A key question remains: How many highly skilled immigrants does it take to fill America's needs?
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âPrelude to Performance,â a six-week summer school and workshop devised by the Martina Arroyo Foundation, seems to favor the shock value of sudden difficulty.
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By FRAZIER MOORE   Associated Press writer  NEW YORK -- With the first reports of trouble at the World Trade Center, Americans began a process of remembering, recovering and trying to understand what can never be fully understood.
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There was a time the words âMade in Chinaâ immediately evoked âshoddy.â Lately, many Americans are thinking âdanger.â