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              October 2006 • Vol. 28, No. 1 (95)

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Dr. Chookaszian Appointed 6th Henry S. Kazan Visiting Professor

Mamikonian Concert Attracts Hundreds to the Opening of the Keyboard Concert Series

Elementary Armenian Language Course Filled to Capacity With New Students Eager to Learn

Kati Litten Joins Armenian Studies Program as New Administrative Assistant

Dr. Chookaszian Enlightens Audience About Contributions of Armenian Artists

Turkish Novelist Orhan Pamuk Wins Nobel Prize in Literature

Governor Schwarzenegger Signs Legislation to Build a Genocide Memorial in Sacramento

Congratulations Fresno State Armenian Studies Minors and Grads

Matthew Karanian and the Stone Garden Guide: Shedding a Positive Light On Armenia

French President Jacques Chirac Visits Armenia and Calls on Turkey "To Recognize Its Past"

Former Kazan Visiting Professor Dr. James Reid Passes Away

Zoë Grill-Delivering a Unique Taste

Armenian Studies Website Statistics June-October

The Effect of Genocide on Twentieth Century Thought

What is an Armenian?

Armenians on the Internet

The Effect of Genocide on Twentieth Century Thought

BY BRENDA NAJIMIAN-MAGARITY
SPECIAL TO HYE SHARZHOOM


The death instinct is at
work again today-

Yet, I've come to celebrate it
now that I am churlish enough to crave

days of living in and out of fog
I can assume a new repose
and languish in this refrain-

Oh, what a beautiful day
to die

as I charge
like a mad Indian
bent on revenge of her lost tribe

as I charge
fleeing against the wind

as I charge
holier than thou can
even guess

and deliberately make my
heart joyful to the thought of
the grave's imposing draw.