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...Inferno, Dante Alighieri (1265-1321) had nothing to say about someone who secretly tape-records the conversations of a friend with the intent to make those conversations public knowledge. But that omission only underscores the late Middle Ages' ignorance of the new occasions for sin that electronic technology would someday provide. About betrayal, the diverse ways in which people use and abuse the confidence of others who trust them, Dante possessed an encyclopedic knowledge and an unforgiving eye. He consigned history's fraudulent figures, including those who gave bad counsel or who spread scandal, to various folds in his eighth...
...should also be understood that my words were partly tongue-in-cheek, and that by taking them too seriously, Markham is one of very few readers who misinterpreted my intent. Rather than be "embarrassed" by my comments, he should be proud of Harvard athletic teams, and the victories they earn. JOSEPH R. CIOLLO
...opportunity to do something extraordinary with our lives. To be focused on raising children this early in life is to be stunting one's capacity to take advantage of all the skills and opportunities we have at our disposal. To hear that few students are not presently intent on having a family comes as no surprise...
...ease with which we can be seduced. It is simple to see how our lack of feeling towards the characters can be translated into the lack of empathy for another culture, race or religion that allows atrocities like the Holocaust to happen. It seems to have been Appelfeld's intent to lull us into a state of complete emotional suspension. In the aftermath of the Holocaust, it seems that we commonly ask ourselves how the Holocaust could have ever happened. Appelfeld reminds us why it was possible. And as dark as the issues he raises may be, they never fail...
...sanction of the entire House. When so many House areas are filled with the symbols of one particular faith, it carries a very clear message: the entire community is involved in a celebration. Those who don't share in that celebration thereby feel alienated from the community. No ill-intent need lie behind the motivation of those responsible for the decorations, the harm is done nonetheless. This sort of phenomenon is well known to gay rights activists and feminists. It is known as cultural presumption...