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...defense of the Core, Lewis explains that requirements are kept strict because each course must meet the specific guidelines for its particular area. For example, a requirement for all Historical Studies A courses is that they must cover both distant and present-day history. While courses outside the Core may be more rigorous or appealing, they do not necessarily meet the guidelines. Another problem is that department courses may be rigorous even if they carry no prerequisites, demanding too much from non-concentrators...
...Though Ellis curiously omits any discussion of religion, she captures the claustrophobia of being female and young in Afghanistan. Ellis is close to finishing a sequel that will follow Parvana through the present-day bombing. But don't expect a rosy picture of the war. Near the end of The Breadwinner, a friend suggests to Parvana: "Maybe someone should drop a big bomb on the country and start again...
...TOKYO" concludes with a message of hope from an emerging underground of artists unafraid to grapple with present-day anxieties or turn a painful past into objects of edifying beauty...
...journeys went as far as Hormuz and East Africa. In all, the fleet landed in more than 40 countries. Crew members brought back tales of exotic places and customs. They marveled at the prosperity of city-states in southern India and the violence of the Javanese. In what is present-day Thailand, they were thrilled to discover that the local men were happy to allow their wives to entertain and even sleep with the visitors...
...Riedel family glassmaking tradition dates back 10 generations, to 17th century Bohemia. The present-day design concept is basic Bauhaus: form follows function, in this case a form that brings out the best in its contents and can even help disguise a fault or two. The volume and shape of the bowl, the thickness of the crystal and the rim's outward flare or inward curve and finish all help determine which of a wine's several layers of aromas develops first or most fully. It was Claus Riedel, designer and ninth-generation owner of the family firm, who first...