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This joke—and the stereotype of conservatives that makes it funny—was on my mind as, last week, I watched the climax and partial resolution of two separate debates. These debates had nothing in common, save this: both were shaped, at least in part, by the myth of the heartless conservative...
...leading institution of higher education because of its human resources. Though Harvard will never be able to establish the close-knit community of a small liberal arts college like Williams, it can make faculty openness to student interaction a higher priority. Biannual arranged dinners should not be the climax of student-faculty interaction for those who would appreciate more...
...take him 15 minutes to crush the 3,700 men stationed there. Instead, combat raged for a bloody 15 days, the Legion holding out despite waning supplies and unbearable heat. As defeat seemed imminent, Koenig ordered a risky nighttime breakout through enemy lines. The book reaches its hair-raising climax with Travers at the wheel, Koenig at her side, speeding over dunes between firing tanks, and ultimately leading 2,400 men to safety...
...country twang but cornball lyrics ("He?s full of that old scratch /Impossible to catch"), and the odd, earth-toned sets make this Mississippi River town look like something the Pharoahs built. The show does rev up some lively melodrama in the second act, with an exciting cave climax that kids might enjoy. But this show has little to attract paying adults - unless they're looking for a rest after standing in line for tickets to "The Producers...
...dictated that Jerri wouldn't have to really fight for her life until both of them and Nick were in the back of the cave with Alicia. It would still have been a heck of an episode - predictable, maybe, but emotional too, and with a very interesting Colby-Jerri climax only two short weeks away...