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...going on around them during World War II. Historically speaking, Germany was among the most literate nations and, also, one of the most morally conscientious ones - which is why Schlink's illiteracy conceit works so well. If you can read - whether it be a book or highly visible mass behavior - yet refuse to do so, then what might in another context be dismissed as no more than backwoods ignorance is transformed into a vast and palpable moral crime. I'm not certain that Schlink's novel or this film makes that connection explicit. Both have obligations to melodramatic plotting...
Although still young, Paperless Post is already growing. It is more than choosing snowflakes on cream paper—it is about “organizing formal social behavior without sacrificing formality,” Hirschfeld says. On the Web site, users can keep track of events, manage RSVPs, and even see who has opened the invitation already...
...northern warlords and their militias. In a grave mistake that was to haunt Afghanistan for years to come, many of those leaders were given prominent positions when the new Afghan government was formed, enabling them to claw back credibility that had been lost due to their abhorrent behavior in the civil war. Samimi laments the lost opportunity for Afghanistan to start over. "Right after the collapse of the Taliban, the government had the opportunity to go after these commanders because they were scared and weak," she says. "Instead the international community and the government supported them and made them stronger...
...Koenigs says he drew inspiration for a campus-wide environmental push after successfully forcing his roommates to change their “prodigal” behavior, which he says was contributing to the “destruction of the earth...
...goes first - and do not feel the need to compete when the doors open. "Allow those who have waited longest to get in first," says Still. "Let them in one at a time. Then everyone knows it's a fair system. Very quickly you see that people's behavior adapts...