Word: abroadly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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THOUGHTS FROM ABROAD...
Banished for life to New South Wales, a convict eventually returns to 19th century London, risking hanging if the law discovers him, all because he wants to see Henry Phipps, the young English gentleman he has "made" by sending money from abroad. Does that premise sound familiar? It will to those who have read Charles Dickens' Great Expectations and remember Pip's turmoil when he learns that his elevation in society has been financed by the fearsome felon Abel Magwitch. The novel being described here, however, is Peter Carey's Jack Maggs (Knopf; 306 pages; $24). What the dickens...
...Times (one of two English-language dailies in the city) wrote after a year's leave of absence that "in just one year, Moscow has moved from the grimy, chaotic, Kafkaesque city to a slick, sleek, world-class business capital." As an example of this drastic difference, one study-abroad program's information booklet--published only a year ago--tells its American students that they can avoid being "pegged quickly as an American" by wearing inconspicuous non-brand name American clothing. However, Karen Bradbury, a coordinator of the program, said that this information is already "out-of-date." "Now Americans...
Your stories have opened a lot of eyes to how the Asian economies fell apart [WORLD, Jan. 12]. It's very disappointing to see what is happening. Many Asian young people who were studying abroad have been forced to return home. And the price of many products in Indonesia has risen as much as 100%. But if we let the economies in Asian countries fail, would it be good for the U.S.? Asians would not be able to buy imported products. And if the U.S. cannot sell products to Asia, won't it mean less money for America? ANDY HALIMAN...
...address that mainly sang the virtues of free trade, Daley emphasized America's duty as a global economic leader to protect international commerce from its opponents, both at home and abroad...