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...first class marshal for the Class of 2008. Tennant’s tenure at HSA has been marked by innovation—he was responsible for the expansion of the “Guide to Summer Opportunities” to Brown University last year—and quiet leadership. “He’s very well-liked,” said Timothy J. Creamer ’09, the incoming president of HSA. “He’s supportive without being intrusive and very good at managing the professional and personal side that...
...down and eat a hamburger, but as I take that first bite I say a quiet “thank you” to the bull that died to feed me. I never livestream footage from a slaughterhouse, and from here on out, I won’t be watching any more bullfights either. Death is an omnipresent enough force as it is: Why glorify or dwell on it more than necessary? When it comes to Spanish culture, I’d say, Spaniards and toursists alike should stick with flamenco, sherry, and tapas—that is, we should...
...tells people they matter and they won't be forgotten, which is all any of us really want to know. But even if you can't get to a StoryCorps site, I really encourage people to take time during the holidays and grab a relative and go into a quiet room, close the door, and if you have a video recorder or a tape recorder or just a pad and pencil, take 40 minutes, 50 minutes or an hour and just ask them about their lives...It's a hectic time, but the greatest gift you can give is this...
...Does population size matter? Observers note that while China has been fairly vocal at Bali, the other rising emitter - India - has been quiet thus far. That may change when high-level environment ministers show up starting Dec. 12, but it could be indicative of a hardening negotiating position. More so than many other developing nations, India views climate change through a political position that prioritizes the responsibility of the rich countries, and rejects mandatory cuts on countries just beginning to industrialize. Their argument is based on population size: Even years from now, when China and India will be emitting much...
...story. According to William L. Fox, the author of the first essay appearing in the afterword, the inner city is ruinous and local businesses are disappearing as a direct consequence of the spread of suburbia. As the tax base rushes to new localities in the hope of peace and quiet, they leave no incentive for investment in the core of the city. As America has slowly “[shifted] from a nation of citizens to a nation of consumers,” it follows that corporations such as McDonald’s and Wal-mart, represented in Brouws?...