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...more information on this subject see Mind in the Waters, ed. by Joan McIntyre.) The size and complexity of the Cetacean's brain, though not yet undeniably linked to an ability to reason and feel, raises tantalizing questions. Can whales live? Do they have an oral history? Are they happier than the acquisitive human being? Will we ever be able to communicate verbally with the bowhead? Have they ever read Camus...
...parody of singers who just stand still and use cliched gestures, but it isn't what the audience has come to hope for. The audience calls for more anyway, and, recognizing that they want more of something besides the closing number, the cast reprises "Sing Happy." They are happier now, and the audience is happier now, but the reprise is still a reminder of the parts that didn't click and the obstacles barely overcome...
...house St. Michael brand line, traded under the motto: "Don't ask the price, it's a penny." His son Simon, taking over the group of 60 bazaars upon Michael's death in 1907, imported from the U.S. the concept that better working conditions make workers happier and more efficient. The company trusts junior saleswomen to restock their own counters as necessary. Indeed, the company tries to cut out paperwork wherever possible. It employs no buyers as such, but-buying British where possible and often taking more than 50% of a factory's output-goes directly...
...missed the old way of living," he says halfheartedly. "We were more happier, there was a sense of community. People stayed on the reservation and helped each other out. People went hungry together, and everyone chipped in. Alcohol wasn't much a problem here then...no cause. But now we are gradually losing our language and traditions...
Hirsch's argument brings to mind the ultimate paradox of the man who, in a larger crowd at the circus, decides to stand on his tiptoes to get a better view of the show. Soon, everyone is standing on tiptoes too. Nobody is any happier as a result. (In fact, people are probably less comfortable having to stand on their tiptoes...