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...fetus herself. She refused, so the guard began kicking her in the stomach. Then he beat her and, as her sister screamed, continued beating Kim until she blacked out. When she regained consciousness, she says, she "was taken to a clinic in the camp, and in the most blunt manner, they removed [the fetus] from my body...
...looking Chinese and being American can bring some particular stresses in China, even for poised professionals like He. "There are cultural differences that you have to become attuned to," she says. "I've been at meetings when I've been very blunt in pointing something out, and there will be an awkward second or two of silence, and then someone will politely say, 'Well, that's a very American way of looking at it,' which is another way of saying, hey, will you tone it down...
...potential for a simple, widely supported cause to be obscured by inconsequential, fringe tirades.Harvard TBTN’s present organizers deserve credit. They have taken something that, in past years, was profoundly crazy and have made it reasonable. They have retained its modus operandi—a frank, blunt approach to make the reality of rape at Harvard more real to students who are only passively aware of the problem.Although the vigil this year conflicted with Maundy Thursday, precluding the participation of a number of observant Christians, myself included, it’s reported to have been an impassioned...
...Even though I’m happily married, I still don’t feel complete,” he said. Quoting songs by James Blunt and Jessica Simpson, he showed that romantic relationships are insufficient and urged students to seek a more permanent solution to loneliness through spiritual growth...
...educators really be faulted for the calculation, however cold, that certain kids are an unwise investment of their limited energies and resources? That question quickly leads to the much thornier issues of class and clout that shape the dropout crisis. The national statistics on the topic are blunt: according to the National Center for Education Statistics, kids from the lowest income quarter are more than six times as likely to drop out of high school as kids from the highest. And in Shelbyville, nearly every dropout I met voiced a similar complaint: teachers and principals treat the "rich kids" better...