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...absurd to class him with Degas or Manet. He didn't have the range, the formal toughness or the breadth of human curiosity for that. Yet sometimes he approached them, as in his finest portrait, his 1872-73 study of the Victorian sage Thomas Carlyle. When he sat for Whistler, Carlyle was 78 and heavy with fame, depression and guilt. All this is conveyed in the disturbed but massive black profile of the coat and in the tenderness of Whistler's treatment of the face...
...without giving a thorough explanation of Mendelian genetics or the process of DNA replication, so that the biology novice will no doubt feel a bit swamped from the beginning. Unfortunately, the situation does not improve as Dennett rockets through literally dozens of debates and subtopics within Darwinism. The sheer breadth of the book makes it better suited for someone already acquainted with the state of current evolutionary biology...
...fact, Rudenstine has received praise allaround for his individual lobbying ofCongressional representatives and staffs. He isrenowned for the breadth of his knowledge,garnered from years of feverish reading. And he isknown for his ability to convey a clear sense ofthe benefits of higher education. Both of thesetalents help him immensely in his congressionallobbying...
...most productive scholars ofclinical legal education," said Professor of LawCharles J. Ogletree. "We're very fortunate to havebeen able to persuade her to leave UCLA....I'mexcited because she will expand the breadth anddepth of clinical scholarship here...
...Einer Elhauge is one of the most impressive younger legal scholars in the country," said Dean of the Law School Robert C. Clark. "His important work in the areas of antitrust, health care law and public choice theory adds to the depth and breadth of our knowledge...