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...actually thought of it like music,” he says. “We would reorder [the text] so it had the form of an arc of conversation, an arc of emotional moment...
...Saddam Hussein's regime in Iraq, it became clear that the Bush team was deeply split. By 2003 there were at least four different streams of thought among Administration officials. Some people, epitomized by Deputy Secretary of State Paul Wolfowitz, wanted to use U.S. power to sort out the arc of crisis in the Muslim world. There were those--Rumsfeld, usually supported by Cheney--whose purpose was less to change the world than to defend America's interests in it and who were willing to use force unilaterally and pre-emptively snuff out what they considered potential threats. The State...
...Begun as a speech delivered to the Royal Australasian College of Dental Surgeons in 1998, Trumble's book artfully deconstructs the smile "into more lines than are in the new map with the augmentation of the Indies," as Malvolio is described in Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Trumble watches it arc through art, anthropology and advertising - "a fabulously versatile contortion," he concludes, "capable of many meanings." Its current ascendancy, he argues, has come about through advances in dental science - allowing the smile to loom larger, and toothier, than ever - coupled with the advent of photography and film. Both, Trumble writes, "brought...
Even more so than George W. Bush, he is amply prepared to revolutionize the GOP, while many Republicans are still seeking to turn back the clock. In the long arc of the American political tradition, Arnold’s social liberalism is destined to prevail. He has already abandoned all opposition to abortion, homosexual “marriage” and gun control. A few years from now, it’s quite possible that the governor will be universally admired for his courage and foresight. To have any chance of winning future elections, Republicans must appeal beyond their evangelical...
Spearheaded by Peljto’s flawless 17-point half—she sank all seven of her buckets, including two treys while adding a free throw—Harvard put home 48.6 percent of its shots. Inside the arc, the Crimson enjoyed even greater success, knocking down 57.1 percent of its attempts...