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...postwar period of the German economic miracle, thousands of guest workers from southern Europe were integrated without major problems. Times have changed. The integration of Turks is not primarily due to economic conditions as your article might suggest, but it is the cultural responsibility both of Germans and Turks. For whatever reason, Turks are often not anxious to learn German, thus missing out on the most important tool for integration. I do not blame the Turks for their habits and lifestyle, I just want to emphasize that there is still a long way to go to achieve full integration...
...postwar period of the German economic miracle, thousands of guest workers from southern Europe were integrated without major problems. Times have changed as to the economic situation and full employment in Germany. Never-theless the integration of Turks is not primarily due to economic conditions as your article might suggest, but it is a common cultural task that Germans and Turks must face together. Some Turkish people are not eager to learn German, thus missing out on the most important tool for integration. I do not blame the Turks for their habits, I just want to emphasize that there...
...already have enough rockstar professors, we just managed to snag F. Orhan Pamuk, the famed Turkish novelist and Nobel Laureate, as Harvard’s Charles Eliot Norton Lecturer of the semester. The English Department’s new kid on the block will be giving guest talks on the art of the novel, which will be open to all at Sanders Theater. The Columbia professor, who splits his time between New York and Istanbul, sits down with FM to chat about Harvard, freedom of speech, and why winning isn’t everything...
...think of any really challenging moments when you had to improvise in the middle of a show? Certainly the very first show on Letterman. I couldn't believe that show business was going to be this disorganized. Billy Murray was the main guest. He came by early in the day to talk to the writers about what he might do. And he had this vague idea that he might sing "Let's Get Physical." And then he said he had to go feed his dog and left, and he never came back! There was no rehearsal at all. I didn...
...anti-Moore comedy-satire An American Carol) as there are films directed by him. Yet to his kind of movie star, any mention, whether deferential or defamatory, is free publicity. Not that Moore needs others to do the work he's so accomplished at. He was the star guest on the second episode of Jay Leno's new prime-time show, flacking for Capitalism and singing two verses of Bob Dylan's "The Times They Are a-Changin'." Michael Moore, pop star...