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...even when they go unread, pricey books often elicit halfhearted praise from students. Such is the case in this fall's most popular course, General Education 105, "The Literature of Social Reflection," taught by psychiatry professor Robert Coles. On the course's reading list, but not assigned in all sections, were two books from Coles' Pulitzer Prize-winning Children of Crisis series...
Novak is able to elicit such responses because he is a most unassuming, amiable sort who leaves his ego at the door. He fits his approach to his subject. With the brusque, no-nonsense Iacocca, he conducted interviews in offices and conference rooms, never sharing a meal with him. With O'Neill, he took drives around Cape Cod in the former Speaker's beat-up Chrysler and listened to endless anecdotes over tuna sandwiches. "I worried that these were only a wall of stories," he says. "I came to realize that Tip's opinions were expressed through his stories...
...difficult to elicit farmers' cooperation because elephants often destroy farm and forest lands. And because of agricultural expansion and an increase in the number of individual farms, elephant habitats are diminishing, and farmers are generally not committed to wildlife or land conservation...
...talk about pet peeves," ran a setup for Kirstie Alley.) The talk on Carson's Tonight show may be programmed and artificial, but at least it gives the illusion of a real conversation. Hall seems tied to preset questions and often appears disconnected and unresponsive. Too many comments elicit a blank "mmm-hmmm," followed by an awkward silence...
...ROTC controversy exemplified the potential that an activist council has to elicit student response. The council's decision was effectively non-binding since the faculty would have had to approve the reinstatement or ROTC...