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...Most common length of pregnancies, in weeks, for U.S. mothers who gave birth in 2002--the most recent year for which data are available--compared with 40 weeks...
...statistically impossible to be hated any more” in the Muslim world, he said. One of the most outspoken members of the House, McGovern was the first to put forward a bill proposing to block tax money from funding the war in Iraq. McGovern also spoke at length about his frustration with the duplicity of politicians in Washington. “My definition of patriotism is to say what you believe,” McGovern said. “To be silent is not patriotism, but moral cowardice.” Student reaction to McGovern was generally positive...
...powerful way to teach history, says Koonz. "I love bringing media into the classroom, to be able to go to the website for Edward R. Murrow and hear his voice as he walked with the liberators of Buchenwald." Another adjustment to teaching Generation M: professors are assigning fewer full-length books and more excerpts and articles. (Koonz, however, was stunned when a student matter-of-factly informed her, "We don't read whole books anymore," after Koonz had assigned a 350-page volume. "And this is Duke!" she says...
Duck Season Directed by Fernando Eimbcke Warner Independent Pictures 4 stars If it weren’t for the appearance of an Xbox, porn magazines, and pot brownies, “Duck Season” would look like a filmed Samuel Beckett play. Indeed, in his auspicious feature-length debut, Mexican writer-director Fernardo Eimbcke wraps existential pretensions in the simple staples of adolescent existence, posing many questions along the way: Can videogames settle monetary disputes? Can pornography explain adolescent romance? Can pot brownies reveal the mysteries of growing up? Eimbcke deigns to answer these questions. He is interested...
...It’s a good way to keep your enemies out of your House,” Wilson said. Barros, sitting beside her, added, “Keep your friends close but your enemies closer.” “And at arm’s length,” Wilson said without skipping a beat.Some freshmen have been analyzing the sociology of the system.Lena Chen ’09 and her blockmates initially considered linking with another large blocking group. But she wrote in an e-mail last week that this could potentially lead...