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Chaudhuri's portraits of the more minor characters in the novel, such as Jayojit's parents, are particularly enjoyable. Jayojit's neurotic mother and reticent father provide a strong backdrop to Jayojit's affinity for life in India. The Chatterjees talk about Jayojit's experiences "abroad" as though he lived in an imaginary land. Chaudhuri's subtle comparison between the mystical atmosphere that the Chatterjees attribute to America and the dreamlike way in which Jayojit wanders through India is compelling and beautiful-this is the strong point of Chaudhuri's novel. Through his sensitive descriptions of the daily trivialities...
...backdrop to the case suggests that it may be appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. In a landmark case in 1996, an appellate court ruled against affirmative action at the University of Texas Law School, and many people find affirmative action unacceptable...
...planning an exit strategy: the Mt. Auburn fire escapes. With spectacular views over the roof of Spice and over towards Holyoke Center, they are nonetheless the best backdrop Harvard offers for dramatic scenes of introspection in the style of A Tree Grows in Brooklyn. Also in the area: the Let's Go bathrooms, with the truest mirrors of any on campus...
...traveler for this sight. Imagine the Grand Canyon filled with water. Lake Powell's channels wind through amazing formations of brilliantly colored rocks, undulating canyons and soaring buttes. Along the shoreline are hundreds of hidden beaches that slope gently into the depths. All this is set against the backdrop of more than 1 million acres of pristine desert, much of it belonging to the Navajo Indian Reservation. Those who have experienced the vistas and serene waters of Lake Powell call it the crown jewel of the Southwest...
...renewed Palestinian uprising will create a dramatic backdrop to the election expected to be held late in the Spring at the earliest. Likud will play to Israeli fears arising out of the current violence, charging that Barak's peacemaking efforts had been naïve and that Israel needed an even harsher response to Palestinian actions. Barak will stand firm on the principle that Israel has no alternative but to make peace with the Palestinians, and will remind the electorate of the conspicuous failures of both Netanyahu and Sharon to make progress on this front...