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Asking, "Do you dare?" is more than an exercise in Alan Alda Yuppiedom: it lies at the crux of deterrence theory, a theory that Schell painstakingly and convincingly shows is as out-of-date as John Wayne machismo...
...CLOSE-UP look which the foreign volunteers enjoy of the Israeli army perhaps constitutes the crux of the program's message. Volunteers consistency describe the soldiers and the bases as "informal," even "gentle" in away, to the point where Gen. Davidi can make the claim that "we have a non-militaristic army, one which is designed solely to defend Israel...
Here, it seems is the crux of the problem and the way in which talks between the two Superpowers might be resumed. If the United States and Russia begin talks and realistic relations on the basis of firm alliance rather than on propaganda, then the issue of arms talks, under the larger cover of general wide common concerns, might more easily be resolved...
Though part of the failure of Old Acquaintance lies with the trappings of a trite plot, the crux of the problem is simply poor acting. While some of the dialogue is admittedly maudlin bordering on corny, there is no excuse for butchering classic lines like. "Every man over 21 is another woman's cast off clothing." Moreover, if Weishan wanted to give the show the least bit of credibility, he might have atleast seen to it that teacups were filled with liquid and pipes with tobacco...
This brings us to the crux of the problem. What is the role of the undergraduate in determining who teaches him or her during four important years of his or her life? More important, should the undergraduate play any part at all in this process of selection? At this point, the Committee on Undergraduate Education is the only campus organization that bases course-evaluation on student opinion. The CUE guide is the only means for students to express their views in public. No doubt one feels a sense of self-importance when filling out a CUE guide survey. Criticisms offered...