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...beginning, we were all members of hunter-gatherer tribes. The desire to brave the competition in a quest to attain a desired object of prey is as old as humankind itself. But Primitive People had it easier. As civilization dawned there were no papers to write, no problem sets to do, tasks that make it difficult to set aside time to flex those ancient hunter-gatherer muscles...
There's no mistaking the reference; Schami is flogging his heritage to American publishers. He capitalizes on the romantic nation of Arab story-telling, as thousands have before him. But Schami boasts an advantage that Nerval or Flaubert could never attain: he is an Arab. He understands what makes Damascenes tick, and embues his account with a wealth of genuine detail that French Orientalists could only dream of (when they weren't dreaming about those slave-girls they bought in Cairo). At the same time, he knows his surroundings well enough to misrepresent them subtly: Damascus appears slightly trated...
...growing diversity on campus has made itless necessary for Black students to live togetherin order to attain a "critical mass," Dingmansays...
Rudenstine said that Harvard will participatein attempts to attain any feasible legislation toease restrictions on who can participate incooperation under the terms of the settlement...
Lakin, who has worked as a Harvard security guard since November 1987, said yesterday that his fellow officers have helped him attain a better knowledge of how to patrol the area around the University...