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...yourselves. For starters, numerous references were made to classes on witchcraft, UFOs, etc., which are only two of the 15 courses offered by the committee. After a passing reference to the class on Mexican corridos (which, by the way, are ballads, not stories, as you stated), such as African oral traditions, Ice-landic sagas, Celtic heroes and folklore theory were basically ignored...
Even after the last Russian and American intelligence archives are opened, if that ever happens, it may be impossible to prove or disprove Sudoplatov's allegations conclusively. His recounting of his career is, after all, the oral history of an old and hardly admirable man, a product of the intrigues and maneuvers of the Stalinist era. As the eminent historian Robert Conquest says in his introduction to Sudoplatov's book: "Individual reminiscences must, indeed, be treated critically -- but so must most documents. Both are simply historical evidence, none of which is perfect, and none of which is complete. Even...
...examinations, and feared men with pointy canine teeth -- the kind of teeth that reminded her of her father, whom she had accused of sexually abusing her. She had an aversion to whole bananas, melted cheese and mayonnaise -- items, it was claimed, that reflected her trauma over having to perform oral sex on her father...
...becomes sensitive and receptive to suggestions due to the context and to the comments of the interviewers." Dr. Lenore Terr, a prominent defender of recovered memories and a chief witness for the defense, admitted under questioning that at least one of Holly's "flashbacks" -- of being forced to perform oral sex on the family dog -- was dubious. That admission helped cast doubt on all of Holly's sex-abuse memories...
...humor and a wonderful laugh that shakes the room." Yet Thomas has uttered not one inquiry from the bench this term, preferring to rock silently back and forth in his chair. While some critics see that as diffidence, others note that silence has always been proper behavior during oral arguments. Among those who practiced magisterial quietude: Thurgood Marshall and William Brennan...