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That is surely an apt subject for a movie--even, and especially, a popcorn movie. If a cheapo '50s fantasy called Invasion of the Body Snatchers could also be a rich parable of conformist paranoia, and if The Matrix could clue kids into mathematics and philosophy, then a film as bold and thoughtful as V for Vendetta is allowed to stoke a multiplex debate on the use and abuse of state power. The best works of popular art get to play by their own rules...
...says Ben-Shahar, who also teaches Psychology 1508: Psychology of Leadership, “but he was willing to learn from them.” Ben-Shahar says that anti-Summers faculty members “were not asking for a leader, they were asking for a spineless conformist, a pseudo-leader.” Ben-Shahar offered Summers an open invitation to lecture about lessons he learned while president. Now that’s positive...
...good too. Miller isn't a bad guy just because he loves the sport of skiing more than simply beating his competitors. He's capable of independent thinking, and he consistently strives to do his best. It is unfortunate that Miller's self-confidence seems to intimidate the conformist coaches who have trouble coping with him. They should be grateful that they have an athlete who excels. Natalie D. Dunlap Lewiston, Maine, U.S. You said Miller believed "it's playing the game that counts." Maybe so, but one glance at Miller's ski clothing shows nearly a dozen logos from...
...mining, retailing and oil as well as journalism. He revels in the access he enjoyed to Canada's 'elites,' even as he gives some of his dinner companions the back of his hand. Former Prime Minister Pierre Trudeau, he says, turned Canada 'into a people of whining, politically conformist welfare addicts' ... He describes the late Robert Maxwell, kleptocratic owner of the Daily Mirror and the New York Daily News, as 'an endomorphic ... poseur, fugitive and confidence trickster' ... [Black] is uncharacteristically cryptic about the future of newspaper publishing, noting simply that 'literacy and the printed word...
...goal: multiculturalism is not about tolerating dissidence, but welcoming it, and there is a Bosporus Strait between those terms. European powers should stay true to their illuminated Constitutions and embrace other values. More time is needed before Turkey can secure membership in the EU, and not to allow further conformist demands to be placed upon the Turkish people. Rather, time is needed to overcome despicable vetoes like Austria’s and avoid the creation of further hatred. Time is needed to understand why Turks are not willing to give up their identities, no matter the price. Time is needed...