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...laude, before choosing music as his profession. "Both fields are very abstract," he says in an interview, "and both give a similar type of pleasure. They both involve the pleasure of puzzle-solving and the pleasure of craftsmanship, and seem to put you in touch with something humanistically profound." Unlike most other fields, he says, social utility is rarely a chief motivation...
...shows. Finally he lamented the practice of changing racially offensive lyrics in songs like Ol' Man River, likening it to Soviet rewriting of history books. Said Michel: "That doesn't wash well with me." After a howl of protest from black leaders, Michel apologized. "My regret is even more profound," said he, "because I believe my public record of over 32 years as a Congressman is without the slightest blot of bigotry or racial insensitivity." True enough, until last week...
Women's basketball in the Northeast suffers from a profound lack of respect. Regardless of some teams with high won-loss records and impeccable regular-season play, squads in the Northeast rarely land a bid in a post-season tournament...
...intellectual and (presumably) moral elite who are eagerly "packing their bags for Washington (and who) point to a healthy economy" can be so blind and deaf to injustices literally at their doorsteps--as the Proverbs say. Wisdom cries at the gates--then it is not surprising to find profound apathy on such issues in the country at large. Eric Hunter, GSAS
...This case, in fact, arises in the context of a profound policy dispute between the executive and legislative branches with respect to foreign affairs," the department said in its brief...