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...background. However, in some songs, he tends to oversimplify. In “Plasticities,” Bird matches his voice with the guitar, note-for-note. Although it aligns with his style of mixing the simple with the mega-sonic, here it comes off as too basic. Bird frequently does a wonderful job of layering different elements, but occasionally, mixing too many ideas works to the detriment of the song as a whole. Take “Armchairs.” Bird begins with a slow wash of sound, which grows and changes slightly as piano comes...
...either entertainment or insight in this work will be disappointed. The book offers no new opinions or perspectives on the current Iraq War or, more generally, on the tense situation in the Middle East, and it fails to provide a modicum of enjoyment. The work’s basic premise is very intriguing: the CIA will construct an identity for a corpse, a dead man who never actually existed, and pretend that he was in contact with the leader of Al-Qaeda, whom they hope to force out of hiding. However, most of the book languishes on the wholly uninteresting...
...though Richardson’s writing is easy to understand, her book is difficult to get through. One can’t help but feel that Richardson could have said it all in a shorter book. She reiterates the same fundamental points—there is a basic division in our society between special interest groups and those who oppose what they see as preferential treatment; this division can be traced back to Reconstruction; it affects all of our modern politics—over and over again. The story is good the first time, but by the tenth telling...
...less than half the rate of Russia, South Korea and India and less than a third that of China. Such disparities have convinced many Brazilian business leaders that if their government does not invest in education, then they must assume the responsibility themselves. By offering lessons in everything from basic literacy to aeronautics, "companies are taking on the role of the state," says Fernando Guimares, director of SESI, an industrial organization that coordinates adult-education programs at big companies...
...forms," says Zanzini's human-resources director, Leandro Mangili. "They have finished secondary school, but they can't add without a calculator." The most recent study by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development found that exactly half the country's 15-year-olds failed even the most basic level of math proficiency. In reading, 74% of Brazilian students could not demonstrate detailed understanding of texts, and a quarter to a third could not read even simple sentences...