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...Iraqis, destroyed their homes and killed thousands of their family members. Apparently, our proud religiosity and self-righteous superiority have blinded us to the humanity of others and made us a nation of dimwits. What the Iraqis want is for us to get the hell out. Lela Knox Shanks Lincoln...
...Iraqis, destroyed their homes and killed thousands of their family members. Apparently, our proud religiosity and self-righteous superiority have blinded us to the humanity of others and made us a nation of dimwits. What the Iraqis want is for us to get the hell out. Lela Knox Shanks Lincoln...
...bombed the Iraqis' cities, destroyed their homes and killed thousands. Apparently, our proud religiosity and self-righteous superiority have blinded us to the humanity of others and made us a nation of dimwits. What the Iraqis want is for the U.S. to get the hell out. LELA KNOX SHANKS Lincoln...
...takes some time at the end of the work to reflect upon the changes that he believes will be necessary to sustain the Ivy League and ward off a seemingly inevitable choice between two competing forces—big-time Division I and Division III. In the end, Lincoln comes to the conclusion that what is needed most is honesty. Rather than hide behind the AI and secretive admissions process, the presidents need to engage in an open, transparent discussion that will allow the league to address the changes that will need to be made to sustain the league...
Playing the Game isn’t without faults of its own, however. Despite the intriguing nature of the anecdotes Lincoln presents in the work, he tends to rely too heavily on such evidence in making his points. His reporting could also be described as unbalanced at points, as he conveys the views of just one or two coaches for chapters at a time. This is likely tied to the amount of access to the different coaches and administrators (which, when the book is viewed as a whole, was relatively expansive) and the compelling nature of the responses they provided...