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...Silvio Berlusconi is. Clayton J. Hubbard Trieste, Italy Yet Another Guy Now that Samuel Alito Jr. has been nominated for a seat on the Supreme Court [Nov. 14], will someone argue that the biggest reason he should not be confirmed is his gender? If the Supreme Court is to reflect the nation's demographics, at least half its members should be women. Surely the legal profession has at least one woman as competent as Alito. Gloria J. Kiester Northfield, Minnesota, U.S. Politely Succeeding As a businesswoman, I found your "Letter From Shanghai," on the Chinese taking classes in Western etiquette...
...process and to revise advisor training before September of next year. She added that improved advising would help to ensure that students choose classes and departments appropriate for their interests and abilities. “We know that well-advised students make better choices—choices that reflect who they are, rather than what they should be,” she said. “Wholehearted engagement makes stronger departments.” Rinere also said she would use the resources created by the Advising Committee, including their extensive calendar of advising duties, to further her work...
...Dean Elena Kagan said she believes the fellows reflect a zeal for public service she has tried to encourage...
...apart as striking and provocative. The movie raises questions about politics, war, and the Middle East through the lens of the world’s—particularly America’s—addiction to oil without offering easy answers. Such abstractions and complexities seem to authentically reflect the atmosphere of the post-Sept. 11, 2001 world, where political and moral tensions temper our economic relationship with other nations.Written and directed by Stephen Gaghan, “Syriana” is a gritty film that traces oil corruption from the golden deserts of the Persian Gulf to Capitol Hill...
...wine vessel from the early eighteenth century—portrays the yin and yang relationship, with images of the dragon and phoenix on opposite sides. In another handscroll, from the seventeenth century, “The Twelve Zodiac Animals as Poets,” animals are used to reflect cultural symbols. Animals from the traditional Chinese zodiac are satirically dressed in elaborate garments like the stoic Asian poet. The poetry of these famous poets was entered into competitions at the imperial court; simultaneously portraits were erected to depict the authors in tandem with their writings.In this particular scroll, animals like...