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...reassemble the parts, to turn each thought into a topic sentence or its subsidiary, and to organize them in an arbitrary linear structure which undercuts the extent of their coherence. What perverse monsters we are to do this for a grade. It’s bad enough that we distort the world with notions of cause and effect, presence and absence, positive and negative, either and or—conventions of thought which become fetters when naturalized as logic. After the organic joy of thought has been exterminated, we drive the mental engine onward through the formal ruse of argument...
Ferguson argues that Britain’s imperial development and its subsequent legacy are more complex. By applying late 20th century values to 19th century imperialism, historians distort the growth and advancements that came under Britain’s rule...
...history of backing coups in foreign countries shows what can happen when geopolitical games distort our democratic ideals. Democracy and free speech are universal freedoms, the natural rights of all people. For us to criticize our democratic country for the actions of the CIA makes us not un-American but truly the best of Americans. JEROME MCCOLLOM West Milwaukee...
...countries - such as Britain, Ireland and the Netherlands - that have a liberal approach, believing that sales promotions work in favor of the consumer. And then there are others, including Germany, France and some of the Scandinavian nations, that are deeply skeptical about the value of promotions, arguing that they distort rational purchasing decisions and thus work against the consumer's best interest. "The inherent question is whether people buy the product just because it comes with a free daffodil," Circus says. "When it's a product they wouldn't want or wouldn't buy without [the daffodil], that makes...
...done. It's addictive.) The Web was designed by scientists as a way to share data, but Nakamura uses it to share something more profound: a sense of playfulness. Words and images float freely across the screen or follow the cursor like schools of curious minnows. Images bulge and distort or blow away as if in a high wind. A clock ticks off seconds with a hand frantically stacking and unstacking toy wooden blocks. Words shatter into their component letters at the click of a mouse or spontaneously organize themselves into flow charts on the fly. Nakamura's websites turn...