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...human dignity.” By listing what is not permitted, however, the bill will weaken the Geneva Conventions’ protections because it will define, and thus limit, what constitutes a violation. Specific rules may be desirable, but they do not have to be written in a manner that will undermine the treaty.Phrasing the clarifications positively would more effectively uphold the Geneva Conventions. The bill, like the Army Field Manual, should list techniques that are allowed. Interrogators may have less creative license, but Bush has assured the country that all methods have already been pre-approved by the Department...
...Francisco Costa, the Brazilian-born designer who has filled Calvin Klein's very large shoes at his namesake house, has a futuristic and somewhat tough vision of fashion. For several seasons Costa has been struggling to pay homage to Klein in a sort of literal manner. But with this collection he seemed more confident to go his own way. Like Wang, Costa is working in the lightest fabrics, layering them over tank tops and carefully worked athletic-style corsets. But unlike Wang, Costa has a razor-sharp cut that can appear inchoate with the softness of his silhouette...
...class is not about presidents, but rather about the structure of the presidency (Don’t expect to learn anything at all about the lives or accomplishments of any of the presidents). That’s okay. But since he handles everything in such an outline-ish manner, you retain very little and all the lectures blend together...
...material in MCB80, “Neurobiology of Behavior “—largely devoted to providing a broad overview of nervous system—is fairly interesting. But the manner in which it's presented…well, let's just say that "unhelpful" would be an understatement...
...economics could be interesting, right? right?—this is the easiest shopping choice you’ll ever make. One year of Adam Smith and N. Gregory Mankiw (guess which one worked in the Bush administration!) and you’ll be able to justify all manner of evil. It’s practical, painless, and potentially profitable. Best of all, you’ll be done with Social Analysis, right off the first-year bat. BAM!But for that rare Harvard student with a soul, the punishment for avoiding the freshman year Ec 10 route is having...