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...very English, almost a caricature of himself,” said government professor Robert D. Putnam, a close friend...
...Deputy Party Secretary Zhou Li agrees. Foreign-educated and fluent in English, she's proud of the tower, and of her town. People need something to believe in, she reasons, and record-breaking towers inspire faith. "Even I have religion now," she said with a laugh. "My religion is the Communist Party." And with that, she climbs into her very red Audi A4, and speeds away...
Snoopy dreamed about fighting him. The English revered his chivalry in combat. His red Fokker Triplane holds an iconic place in the history of aerial "dogfights." But in Germany, Manfred von Richthofen, the World War I flying ace who downed 80 Australian, British, French and Canadian planes before being shot down himself 90 years ago this month, barely rated a mention in the history books. Postwar Germany, after all, was leery of celebrating legendary warriors. But now, the star of the "Red Baron" may be rising again...
...Games, the decision was certainly controversial, but many hoped that the pressure of international scrutiny would spur reform within the totalitarian nation. Yet even as China has constructed arenas, stadiums, and playing fields, positive steps towards a heightened respect for human rights have yet to materialize. In addition to English lessons and etiquette campaigns (don’t spit, don’t slurp, line up politely), Chinese officials have also razed neighborhoods and evicted citizens, arrested foreign reporters, tightened control in Tibet, and increased military cooperation with Sudan. Undoubtedly and unfortunately, the potential for human rights improvement...
Laura S. Hirschberg, ’09, an English concentrator, is the director of Tom Stoppard’s “Arcadia,” which will begin running in the Loeb Experimental Theater April 4th. This is the second production Hirschberg is directing on campus.I’m a total theater nerd. Completely addicted in every way possible. I’ve been doing theater on stage but mainly behind the scenes. I was in Gilbert and Sullivan in fall ’05. In the same semester I also took part in “Ruddigor...