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...America, we have developed two main doctrines of thought regarding race relations. The national dichotomy between these two doctrines falls roughly into line with the campus dichotomy between those who assign blame to others and those who think rhetoric is sufficient. On the one hand, there is the conservative doctrine that is very uncomfortable in accepting any historical responsibility for the wrongs of the past. This doctrine would like to abolish affirmative action and many government-run social programs in the belief that it is individuals and not groups that matter. The liberal doctrine asserts that we must recognize...
...Last summer, I mentioned that I was seriously considering an acting career, but over the course of the year they realized I did not want to be an investment banker," he said. "Their main concern was that I find work...
Lewis said general unfamiliarity with the Ad Board is the main reason for the meeting...
Back in 1977, long before politicians made careers out of demagoguing the issue of Hollywood's supposed lack of "family values," Lucas said his "main reason" for making Star Wars "was to give young people an honest, wholesome fantasy life, the kind my generation had." Today, as a divorced father of three children (two of whom he adopted on his own), Lucas takes seriously the notion that entertainers have an obligation to promote positive moral values in their work. He talks earnestly about what artists "teach" with their creations--and with a little prodding he even criticizes himself...
...Beck clan is ruled by an ancient maniac named White Sut, who keeps a sow bear on a chain and beats the animal daily with a fence post. One day the bear breaks the chain, pulls off White Sut's head, and leaves it in the middle of the main road. This is widely regarded as a good joke. So is a courtroom altercation (12 dead, including the judge) in which Zeke tries earnestly to kill another lowbrow Beck. "Why dammit, I thought I had Davie choked all the way dead," he says, amazed...