The best part of going to the University of Pennsylvania was the lifelong friends I made. We stayed together for homecoming in Nov 2021 at AKA Rittenhouse Square. It is luxurious with a perfect location. We went across the street to The Love restaurant and walked to campus for the football game.
I spoke at RealArts@Penn, part of the Kelly Writers House, with students who are aspiring writers.
With Zionism now under siege, antizionism has become a hater’s paradise where all haters and liars of the world are welcome. That is terrible for the world, and it behooves us to make that case.
Given Carlson’s recent adulation of Putin and Hamas, it’s not surprising that he shows admiration for an Islamist dictatorship that consistently stirs unrest in the Middle East.
For inspiration, we can look at the scrappiness of Podhoretz and the depth of his intellect; at his love for America and his love for truth; at his ability to fight for his tribe while bringing light into the world.
Because Lockwood (played by Gene Kelly) saw little “dignity” in the lowbrow vaudeville world his parents immersed him in, he couldn’t bear to reveal that past and felt he had to make up a new one.
Penn Homecoming 2021 at AKA Rittenhouse Square
Lisa Ellen Niver
The best part of going to the University of Pennsylvania was the lifelong friends I made. We stayed together for homecoming in Nov 2021 at AKA Rittenhouse Square. It is luxurious with a perfect location. We went across the street to The Love restaurant and walked to campus for the football game.
I spoke at RealArts@Penn, part of the Kelly Writers House, with students who are aspiring writers.
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