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...especially unworthy to take on the role of representing computer science, because I had written pieces that many colleagues regarded as traitorous. The aspect of my first book, Mirror Worlds, that attracted the most attention was the debate between pro- and antitechnology alter egos; my skeptical side won. I'd also published attacks on the use of computers in school. Parents plead for a decent education in the basics, reading and writing and history and arithmetic, and too many teachers respond with vacuous fun and games with computers...
...good. In this case he's Martin Vail, a media-mad defense attorney in Chicago, who takes on--mostly for publicity--the case of a young man accused of murdering the city's beloved Catholic archbishop. Before he's through, Martin uncovers civic corruption, some hanky-panky with the alter boys, a double-twist ending and the idealism hidden deep in his heart. He also gets to banter winningly with the prosecuting attorney (Laura Linney), his once and (almost certainly) future lover...
While the move comes early in Clark's tenure and on the heels of last year's curriculum overhaul, the dean maintained that he is not trying to alter the Business School's philosophy...
While most of their training involves practicing, lifting weights or running, there are also unknowns--perhaps dead spots on the court or rocks in the field. These factors can completely alter the course of a game but cannot be controlled...
Perhaps you've heard of this movie's alter-ego, "A Clockwork Orange," which turns 25-years-old this year. The similarities between these films are uncanny: both are British and are filled with incomprehensible English accents; both are about psychopaths who are caught and sent to institutions; both protagonists are selected for an new treatment that will make them change their ways; and both criminals soon revert to their old ways after being released. The movies even have similar first-person narration styles and musical scores...