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...never retracted his more basic association of Islam with unreason and violence. Indeed, if he had, it would have caused considerable confusion--if only because the behavior of the extremists seemed, at least to some, to prove his point. No editorialist could express frustration with him for initiating the row without condemning the subsequent carnage--and a good many decided his only fault was in speaking truth. Says a high-ranking Western diplomat in Rome: "It was time to let the rabbit out of the can, and he did. I admire his courage. Part of the Koran lends itself...
...says Harris.He eventually came around to their point of view, though. “They really wanted to give Beethoven a platform on which to speak,” he says, “on which to talk about his work and to express himself to someone, and I think it works in the film.”THE IGNORANT SYMPHONYUltimately, Harris says he hopes that the film will reveal Beethoven to a segment of society that hasn’t heard his music.“In this country, [classical music] seems to be reserved for some other class...
Public speaking is eminently important in today’s world. It is a necessity both in the classroom at Harvard and in the quest to succeed in the working world. The people who are most successful at achieving their goals are arguably those who can express their ideas in the most convincing and articulate manner to those around them. And to be an active citizen and leader—the type of person Harvard seeks to mold—one must be able to speak well...
...David A. Edwards focuses on applying his own ideas and research to real life problems, and he challenges his students to do the same. Edwards, who has gained fame for his innovative biomedical research, serves as an enabler for his students, pairing them with experts in whatever field they express interest. Edwards wrote in an e-mail that student projects include everything from “a new kind of interactive toy bear” to “an entrepreneurial approach to poverty in Africa.” Students are assessed on their work on these individual projects...
...simply remain in the shadows or even retire. Instead, he got himself a plum post as the Senate Rules Committee, helped the new Senate leaders on key strategy and used his new freedom from leadership to take a few shots at the Bush White House; more than once, he expressed feelings other Senators had but didn't express publicly or as tartly, particularly when he bashed the Administration for picking Harriet Miers as a Supreme Court Nominee...