In the New Worlds, as had become the case in Africa after the colonizing and enslaving incursions of acquisitive peoples from Europe and the Arabian peninsula, the recurrent and decisive foci of life in the racialized crucibles were the struggles to endure while resolving mind- and soul-rending tensions that threatened and otherwise conditioned self- and community-formation and living.
These books consciously or unconsciously accentuate the positive, following a therapeutic arc that underscores the nation's movement from shock and horror, through grief and mourning, toward patriotic solidarity and resolve, never mind that Osama bin Laden has yet to be found, Al Qaeda remains a threat, and the war on terrorism rumbles on with no end in sight.
"Evidently the majority of the Lebanese have resolved their minds; they don't want confrontation, they want peace," said Hilal Khashan, a political science professor at American University of Beirut.
Slowly, the first of the three poems begins to resolve in his mind's eye, details appearing.
It took me a long time to resolve in my mind that the Indian army is guilty of such heinous crimes.
Meanwhile, writers have steeled themselves to greet reviews of their books with gratitude for the praise, if there is any, and the resolve not to mind terribly if the plot twists they've worked so hard to construct are already known to potential readers, who now may feel understandably less inclined to pick up the novel.
Woodbine explained, "[Politicians] can resolve, in their mind, some of the most heinous actions when it comes to policies..
"We're still trying to resolve in our minds what the best approach is going to be," he added.
"Mr. McVeigh is resolved in his mind about an end to this process," the lawyer said, adding: "His demeanor was extremely calm.
Time and time again, he sketches out some intractable political issue that he is sure could be resolved in his mind if he can only think hard enough about it.
