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...stop.” Captives frequently offer any information to avoid subjection to further inhumane processes; the dangers of working from such unreliable intelligence need not be explained. In the face of inefficiency, inaccuracy, and the danger of torturing innocents, the consideration of torture as a viable method for interrogation is dubious at best. Considering the host of moral and ethical issues which also accompany torture, the prospect of its legalization is absolutely absurd...
...night so as to learn to soothe themselves. Deeply conflicted parents are instructed to ignore howls and wails until the allotted moment, at which point they can coo at--but not pick up--their babies before leaving them to suffer themselves to sleep. For parents who successfully Ferberize, the method is a godsend, if by way of purgatory. Even fans shudder at the recollection of those tear-stained nights, when every fiber of their bodies called them to console their unhappy babe...
...reinterpretations.”So is “Jean-Jacuqes Rousseau: Restless Genius” a groundbreaking, must-read reinterpretation? If anything it reinterprets Rousseau’s character, though perhaps “anti-interpretation” describes the biography more accurately. Damrosch’s method is to lay out, to demonstrate. The authorial voice vanishes in the elegant telling of his tale. Do not search these pages for a final judgment of Rousseau. There is none.But there is a very descriptive account of the man’s life. Rousseau was born in 1712 when Geneva?...
...Efforts like the “Shoestring Strategies” are one method of easing this tough transition—and, in marketing terms, a way to soften Harvard’s image and signal a shift in its brand identity. The budget guide isn’t just for current students; prospective applicants can find a copy in PDF format on the College’s admissions website. Alongside the online guide is a new feature: streaming videos featuring an ethnically and geographically diverse group of undergraduates discussing their Harvard experiences. The videos are divided into sections such...
...sharpest motherfucker in the whole clan, he always on point. Razor sharp—with the beats, with the rhymes, whatever…” There is no better description of the man, the myth, the legend of the RZA, then this excerpt from an interview with Method Man, on “Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers),” the Clan’s debut LP. Hip-hop’s original dynasty, the Wu-Tang clan—which includes the RZA, Ol’ Dirty Bastard, Method Man, GZA and others—brought...