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Like Dorothy in "The Wizard of Oz, " I had been deceived by the legends of Ivy League education. One professor offered his faux-zebra hide couch for me to sit on. The other, more avuncular professor actually offered me a plate of donuts. My discussions with them, and with the other students in my interview time slots, did not provoke panic or even mild anxiety...
...Jews they could find and murdered most of them in concentration camps. Soros survived only because his father--who had lived through the Russian Revolution--knew that this was a time to disobey orders. He bought the family false identity papers and places to live and hide...
...with Kelly. The only guys who insist on perfect privacy are hermits like the Unabomber. I don't want to be cut off from the world. I have nothing to hide. I just want some measure of control over what people know about me. I want to have my magic cookie...
However, even these extremely talented performers cannot completely hide the fact that "The Taming of the Shrew," while funny, is a problematic play. The conclusion is especially disturbing: although Kate is preaching to her fellow women about the importance of respecting one's husband, the shadowy lighting and ominous music create a mood quite opposite of her seemingly happy words. Likewise, the pratfalls and punches throughout the production cannot disguise the fact that it is, for the most part, unimaginative Shakespeare...
...teach. Looking back, I realize that all of the other people who interviewed me last spring probably saw right through my attempts to tell them what I thought they wanted to hear. My interviews were probably almost identical to dozens of others--yet another person trying glibly to hide her inexperience...