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...make his point, “I have essayed to instruct your writers in how to write correctly. Now I will teach you to read correctly.” He himself has not been immune to criticism, however. His novels have been faulted for their refusal to directly confront issues of race head-on and the page-turning power of his plots have been called into question by more than one reviewer. Leader-Picone answers Whitehead’s detractors. “I think he is more focused on the politics of aesthetics. He is not political...
...graduating, and Professor Stephen A. Mitchell is already on leave. The Review Committee is the public face of this change, and, as they move on to other places and projects, the momentum for reform will be lost. This is the best possible time to confront possible Ad Board change, and we hope Dean Hammonds will push the issue forward. We have faith in her ability to represent undergraduate concern well and to end the College’s year on a student-centered note...
...make his point, “I have essayed to instruct your writers in how to write correctly. Now I will teach you to read correctly.” He himself has not been immune to criticism, however. His novels have been faulted for their refusal to directly confront issues of race head-on and the page-turning power of his plots have been called into question by more than one reviewer. Leader-Picone answers Whitehead’s detractors. “I think he is more focused on the politics of aesthetics. He is not political...
...film’s conclusion, the remaining characters are “rescued” by some government agency or army.Schlozman suggests that what makes the zombie genre so alluring is not just its fantastical elements, but also its ability to question the human experience. Zombie movies, he says, confront the natural propensity to empathize with human-like figures. “They address the big existential questions: what makes one human? Not human?” he explains. Schlozman also notes the moral lessons implicit in these movies. They warn of radiation risk and the dangers of conducting experimental...
...Many of Souther's guests shun alcohol and recreational drugs. Some experiment with ayahuasca to address emotional, physical or psychological problems that Western medicine has failed to alleviate. Others hope to time-travel in order to confront childhood traumas. Some even view ayahuasca as a way to kick their addiction to prescription drugs...