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...years. "But especially with the older ones, I can't prohibit them from living their lives." Exacerbating this management challenge, China's one-child policy has produced a generation that tends to be more demanding and individualistic. "Many kids today are very spoiled," says Zhong. "They need more freedom than when I was growing up, and through the Internet they know much more than I did at their...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Heroes to Brands | 5/24/2004 | See Source »

...their newfound freedom, however, Guo and Tian are still the property of the Chinese state. Unlike Western athletes, they cannot fire their coaches, who have been assigned to them by local sports authorities. A big chunk of their endorsement earnings must be donated to the national swimming and diving association, which, in today's reformist economic era, must be financially self-sufficient. Both Tian and Guo live full-time in dormitories and are given just one day off each week, if that, to spend with their families. Reveille is at 6 a.m. and lights must be out at 10-although...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: From Heroes to Brands | 5/24/2004 | See Source »

...lost their jobs when their country's military was disbanded, should be recalled and integrated into an Iraqi civil-defense corps. Otherwise, the sacked soldiers will remain idle and could become saboteurs. I salute all the coalition troops, especially those who paid the ultimate price in fighting for freedom for Iraq. Gibson Ikanone Warri, Nigeria...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 5/24/2004 | See Source »

...chills looking at the photograph of a planeload of flag-draped coffins of U.S. soldiers. There was nothing morbid about the picture; it just showed the reality of war. It brought home the finality of some Americans' sacrifices for their country. Let the people see the price of freedom. Deanne Hunter Frankfort...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Letters | 5/24/2004 | See Source »

...assumption past the grader, then the rest is clear sailing. If he fails, he still gets a fair amount of credit for his irrelevant but fact-filled discussion of scientific progress in the 18th century. And it is amazing what some graders will swallow in the name of intellectual freedom...

Author: By Donald Carswell, | Title: Beating the System | 5/19/2004 | See Source »

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