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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...sent to train in horsemanship with Lao Jin, a veteran herder. Lao Jin is tough and tender, instantly devoted to the girl's well-being. Xiu Xiu, the sent-down girl, is still stuck-up; but she cannot ignore Lao Jin's kindness. When she complains about not being able to wash, he builds her a small pool. "Your eyes will rot if you peek!" she tells him as she bathes. Yet the little flirt wants him to look. She needs to know she fascinates...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Joan of Art | 4/5/1999 | See Source »

...Pursuit of the Ideal," was a magical world of thought that seemed to me wonderful but overly complex. After all, I had not even heard of Kant, much less been able to name-drop The Grounding for the Metaphysics of Morals in section. Yet despite all the references to Herder, Plato, Machiavelli and Voltaire, I detected some resonance in this history of ideas. What "a priori" meant I did not know, but the basic themes I understood. Berlin was saying that theories were wonderful stuff, great to think about and even more fascinating to create; that there is no limit...

Author: By Joshua A. Kaufman, | Title: In Memoriam: Isaiah Berlin | 11/13/1997 | See Source »

MARFA, Texas: A marine who shot and killed a teenage Mexican goat herder acted in self-defense, a grand jury ruled yesterday. Although they lost the case, the incident has created new respect for the Texas Rangers, who rallied behind the teenager Esequiel Hernandes Jr.- presenting evidence in his favor. It was a peculiar twist, since the Rangers had previously been considered "legendarily racist in their dealings along the border," according to TIME's Sam Gwynne, who has been following the case...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Marine Cleared in Border Killing | 8/15/1997 | See Source »

What is known is that as Alexi Indris-Santana, who told admissions officials he was a self-educated son of a goat herder, Hogue was accepted by Princeton University in 1988 and attended the university for at least 18 months between...

Author: By Andrew L. Wright, SPECIAL TO THE CRIMSON | Title: A Career of Deception | 5/24/1993 | See Source »

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