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...political and economic situations in most African countries are repugnant, which is why Africans risk their lives to go to Europe even when they know it is not a bed of roses. The solution is for the Western governments to be resolute in blocking the emergence of dictators like Robert Mugabe. These leaders threw Africa into turmoil and the repercussion is the unprecedented flow of Africans into Europe. Sam Usadolo, KING WILLIAM'S TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA...
Another critical reason Washington is frozen: too many lawyers. We need doctors, engineers, teachers, small-business owners and farmers involved. Many lawyers simply do not know much about anything but the law. They have "soft hands" with no calluses. Gene Dura, WEST LAFAYETTE...
Your decision to read this book (or not) will be influenced by several factors. There's the title and the cover art--though you know you shouldn't judge a book, etc., etc. There's what you may hear from friends. There's also this review. Obviously, none of this is a matter of life and death, but a decision will have to be made nonetheless. Sheena Iyengar, a Columbia University business professor and social psychologist, is concerned with improving how we deal with all choices. She examines decisions both minor--like choosing the beverages we drink--and monumental, including...
...faculty just assume students know things that we’ve never actually taught them,” Harris says, such as appropriate forms of collaboration and citation...
...There are times when [professors] may conclude—and we don’t know this, that’s the thing—that it is plagiarism, or it is inappropriate collaboration, and they just deal with it [themselves],” Harris says. “They’re not supposed to do that...