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However, as Peter Schrag points out in the The New Republic (Mar. 9), the waivers will only be granted if the child's parents themselves appear at the school and if the student has already been failing in a regular class for 30 days, rendering the waiver "a prescription for academic defeat," not a feasible alternative to English-only education. Some Latino political leaders have criticized the proposal for this reason, arguing that students who don't become fluent in English after the mandatory year will be left floundering...
...actions of the independent counsel, Lewinsky and others who claim to mar the President's character have been coy and deceptive. On the contrary, the media has done its best to illuminate the facts in a fair and responsible manner...
There are two major flaws that mar James' effort. First, there is the fact that Aldridge is such an unsympathetic character. She rants and raves, lies and deludes--we feel absolutely no remorse when she is killed. The ensuing investigation is satisfying only because of its many plot twists; finding justice for Aldridge's death seems the least important priority...
...stylistic quirks similarly mar otherwise breezy and enjoyable prose. Benfey has a tendency to hammer metaphor into oblivion. A similar tautological impulse marks his usage of apt and striking details. The New England ice shipped to New Orleans for use as refrigeration is mentioned prominently three times in fewer chapters. And phrases like "we will have more to say in coming chapters" are irritatingly common, tantalizing us as Benfey rambles down some other tangential avenue...
...stage in pairs, dropping smiles and curtsies all around, and file down the central aisle. In comparison with the power achieved by the two diminutive female soloists alone, the ensemble's volume is downright puny. Once more, difficulties which could easily have been worked out by additional rehearsing mar an otherwise pleasant sequence in the production...