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Although Kissin's schedule is rapidly filling up -- there is a European tour coming up in two weeks and a trip to Japan early next year -- he is still too young and idealistic to have been worn down by the demands of performance: the endless traveling, the constant repetition of...
Since then, things have gotten progressively worse. The military junta has tightened martial law, murdered dissidents and detained thousands without charge. Just as in Kuwait and Iran, the sanctity of foreign of embassies has been violated, thus putting "American lives at risk." The U.S response was to join other Western...
Moderate and conservative House Republicans began squabbling among themselves. The issue: whether to back a short-term plan to keep the government running until Oct. 19 or to allow mandatory spending cuts to take effect, which would have forced the furlough of thousands of government employees. (Congressional Democrats settled the...
Of course, not even a lousy fellowship is ever as bad as an actual job, which is why I recommend you ignore all the above drawbacks and start filling out applications like crazy. First, however, you'll have to decide which fellowships are worth trying for. Some general guidelines:
I strongly advise you to remain scrupulously honest at all times while filling out your application. This would mean, for example, not writing that you are currently a Big Brother or Big Sister unless you actually do have younger siblings, or at least an intelligent dog.