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...better. Academic interest in Middleton has burgeoned since the 1900s as scholars have discovered that the more time passes, the more relevant his work becomes. "When you read Middleton, you get the sense that the world he wrote about is the world we live in now, with all the moral dilemmas we face and the things that shape our identities," says Gary Taylor, a leading Shakespeare scholar at Florida State University and co-editor of the new Middleton collection. "He's a great writer, who reaches out from the past and punches you in the stomach...
...medal is one of several awards given by the institute to commemorate the “Four Freedoms” that Franklin Roosevelt described in a 1941 speech as foundational to democracy. In his writing and preaching, Gomes has encouraged people to think deeply about traditional religious and moral ideas, ”reminding us that having as much of the goods of the world as we want is not as important as contributing to society and doing something greater than our individual selves,” Sears said. A professor at the Divinity School, Gomes?...
...mere well-intentioned, innocuous idealism, but potentially a cause of harm—not, thankfully, to the benighted peoples the campaigners ostensibly seek to help—but to their own society.This self-congratulatory student activism, typified by such officious petition-writing, fosters a pernicious habit of moral sloth and validated pride. These bad habits, easily formed and even more easily justified, make our own politics more bitter, more boastful, and less humane. Unsurprisingly, these self-styled moral paragons select an investment bank to impugn—a target fit for the coward or the sycophant too fearful...
...otherwise qualified candidate. A lot of centrists will rightly argue that no nominee is likely, with partial knowledge, to denounce a technique the boss may have approved. If Democrats approve Mukasey, though, they will have handed Bush a double victory: they would confirm his candidate and compromise their own moral clarity in the process...
...figures in the dance drama are Rama—an avatar of Vishnu—and his wife Sita. The story explores the themes of good and evil, as well as the definitions of the ideal man and ideal woman in Indian society. “Hindu epics give moral lessons about what your duty is,” says Martin. Although Indian classical dance is a complex art form and requires a trained eye to pick up on its intricacies, students involved with “Kalpanam” say that anyone can enjoy its beauty. In the past...