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...small, beleaguered guerrilla group, fighting in the years immediately after World War I for independence from British rule, which was then being enforced by the Black and Tans, vicious and largely undisciplined soldiers recruited from the demobilized English army and functioning in Ireland as terrorist-enforcers of the status quo. Loach's film, written by Paul Laverty, focuses on a Sinn Fein (or revolutionist) "flying column" operating in County Cork, with special emphasis on a gentle young doctor, Damien (Cillian Murphy) and his more hot-headed brother, Teddy (Padraic Delaney), who is the group's leader. Theirs is a life...
...status quo-ballot by an electoral college of 800 members-is the best interim answer. It may not fully comply with democratic principles, but there are many other examples of pragmatism in our political design. Participation by foreign nationals is an obvious one. Permanent residents (those residing in Hong Kong for seven years or more), regardless of their nationality, can elect members of the Election Committee and the Legislative Council, and are not required to pledge allegiance to either Hong Kong or China. The Basic Law also allows non-Chinese permanent residents to be members of both the Legislative Council...
...onto an illogical idea, we instinctively emit a chuckle. This instinct has prevented many an enslaved people from becoming a damned people—the difference being that enslaved peoples know their enslavement is caused by an illogical madness, while the damned only consider it to be the status quo. The advancement of agendas and co-opting of history can expunge all, except that which is funny...
...block. Today he had scribbled out his theory that because watches in every pocket and clocks in every factory and railroad station had stimulated in people an acute awareness of time passing, that itchy new awareness had in turn stimulated the popular impatience with the status quo, and the new demands for still speedier progress...
...work to find the most cost-effective way to expand student dining options. Staggering dining hall closing hours or providing more substantial food at brain breaks might be more economically feasible than an across-the-board extension of mealtimes. But whatever the decision, one thing is clear: the status quo must be changed. The Committee’s report also comes out against a more flexible system of dining plans, in which students could choose how many meals to eat at Harvard. Here, the CHL’s conclusion is sound. One of Harvard’s greatest assets...