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...Keisha Castle-Hughes' pregnancy confused the Immaculate Conception of Mary with the virgin birth of Jesus. Roman Catholic dogma teaches that Mary was conceived without original sin and therefore didn't need to be baptized. Kenneth Sweigart Paradise, Pennsylvania, U.S. More Than a Democratic Label Re Andrew Marshall's essay "Dictator's delight" [Oct. 9], on the Thai military coup: Democracy must not be a meaningless label. When Western leaders recommend that other nations implement democracy, they are endorsing a system of government that has checks and balances among the Executive, Legislative and Judicial branches. They surely do not envision...
...were pleased to see our book, Searching for Mary Poppins: Women Write About the Intense Relationships Between Mothers and Nannies, mentioned in Po Bronson's Essay "Barbie to Baby Einstein: Get Over It" [Oct. 9]. Bronson says our book, however, has a small place because "only 1 in 20 kids in the U.S. will ever be cared for by a nanny." If this book ends up being important to almost 4 million boys and girls, what's wrong with that? Plus you would have to add their parents to that number, as well as their nannies, to estimate how many...
...LSAT, which administers the test, announced Monday that starting in June 2007, the reading comprehension section will include a comparative reading portion and the writing section—which is not currently scored—will have one essay prompt instead...
...attackers damage us far more by inciting us to compromise our standards to match theirs. The bill is not an act of courage, strength and resolve. It is an act of fear and desperation. Craig Littlefield Tucson, Arizona, U.S. The Right Force for Darfur Peter Beinart's essay "How to save Darfur" [Oct. 2] addressed the moral concerns reasonable human beings in the free world have toward what is happening in Darfur. A military force might easily be able to invade Darfur territory after destroying Sudan's military infrastructure and militias. But what happens after that? Does Beinart really believe...
...March 2007), the courses have previously featured guest lecturers such as photojournalist Tom Stoddart and celebrated war photographer Philip Jones Griffiths. There are no more than 12 to 16 participants at a time, and all are thrown in at the deep end - tasked with producing a professional-quality photo essay by the end of the week. To help them, there are robust discussions, sessions of one-on-one tuition and nightly show-and-tells, during which each day's images are critiqued. Fees range between $2,400 and $2,700. It isn't cheap, but accommodation and breakfast are included...