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Show USU BARBERSHOP Inside the Taggart Student Center Next to the Bookstore Candles: Dr. King's success tips revealed generations. He listed many influential women in human rights activism from various ethnicities. Some of the listed included Edith Spurlock, the first African-American female judge; Della Sullins, an activist in the Tuskegee School integration and Mary McLeode Bethune, who advised President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Davis spoke next, revealing the four things King told him were necessary in achieving excellence and his experience marching to the front of the Capitol building in Montgomery alongside King. Davis said King looked like an ordinary man from the outside, but "when he opened his mouth, he was a man of greatness." Davis said he first met King in an interview for an article he wrote, while attending the Tuskegee School. They later met again when King was invited to march to Montgomery after students and citizens from the area were not allowed to vote, Davis said. 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"Then you must have a vision that you can communicate to the people — Dr. King said he had a dream, but he had a vision," Davis said. "Then be the best of whatever you are." Shannon Stevenson, Black Student Union secretary, said Human Rights Day provokes the realization that racism still exists and there is still work to be done concerning civil rights. She said the fact the U.S. is led by a black president does not mean there is equality throughout the nation. "This celebration means my freedom. My freedom gives me the opportunity to go to school at USU," said Jo Beyene, Black Student Union vice president. A teacher at Edith Bown Elementary, Marianne Christian, brought her daughter to the vigil and reviewed with her the four steps to achieve excellence, while walking to the Quad with candles in hand. She said the yearly celebration of civil rights is a commitment to move forward in perfecting human equality, but there is a load of work needed to achieve a nation without prejudices. 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TODD JONES photo Your textboo prices have dropped! im JCOM 1500 was: $117.20 now: $74.65 used even lower USUB°°K UtahState Universie War: Hanson finds patterns continued from page 1 other novels, including "The Western Way of War" and "A War Like No Other". Hanson said he began writing "Carnage and Culture" after noticing the centuries of success the West had in war. However, this pattern was not explicable when considering the generals' brilliance, natural resources and luck, he said, which is why he wanted to uncover the reason why Western militaries have a high success rate. Hanson said because the West has more societal freedom than the East, soldiers are able to feel they are a "stake" for their country. On the other side of the world, soldiers are forced into battle, he said. In his speech, Hanson said there are ways countries can evaluate Western power — some of these ways being parasitism and antiwar movements because they are recurring factors in mitigating militial power. He said perhaps one of the most important themes he has uncovered is that the essence of human nature does not change in the West. One hour an Army major could be e-mailing his daughter about piano lessons and the next he gets shot down in an apache helicopter, Hanson said. "A life is a life, it's a tragedy. Is it really worth it to lose this Army major?" he said, speaking to an auditorium of students, many in military uniform. He said the West can be a greater target because of its morals and feeling of tragedy when a single life is taken by war, however, this can be weakening. Eastern countries deal differently with war and a life sacrificed for war is not considered devastating which gives them power, Hanson said. "The most defining element of war in the West is technology," Hanson said. He said he believes every type of weaponry made for Western warfare is produced from monopolies. Hanson said if any country has intentions to fight the U.S., it should form an alliance with a Western arms country. When speaking on the Iraq War, Hanson said the U.S. is fighting an enemy living in a different century. He said one step to winning the war is to "quietly kill a bunch of terrorists without saying we're doing it." The other steps include letting Iraq keep its government system and slowly introduce its population to Western lifestyle, Hanson said. The U.S. feels it can transform the Iraqi people into Westerners overnight and is very impatient with the process of changing "hearts and minds," he said. "Afghanistan, Iraq, the war on terror — these are all just emblems of larger issues that arise when a postmodern West often comes into contact with premodern adversaries, and reflects much of the contradictions of globalization in general," Hanson said. The current military system is one of absolutes and is self-elected, he said. "The military's role is to not let down their guard. You are 19th century people in a 20th century world and thank God for that," said Hanson, who directed the comment to the military personnel in the audience. A small amount of the U.S. military's current challenges differ from challenges faced in the West 2,500 years ago, he said. Hanson said he hopes students take away the idea that attitude toward war should be based on longterm issues rather than contemporary. — catherine.meidell@aggienzaiLusu.edu |