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...routinely disarmed itself after every war, only to regret it when the next war comes along. War is expensive, and the best way to prevent it is to be strong. Having the best warplanes in the world is very cheap compared with the cost of going to war against an aggressor who thought we weren't ready. DOUGLAS STARK Homer, Alaska...
...only with a minimum of nostalgic regret that I mourn the enchanted outer space of my childhood. Comets will always be a white blobs to me, and I no longer idolize astronauts. I have since learned that the exalted Hayden Planetarium's Pink-Floyd-and-astronomy extravaganzas provided psychedelic entertainment for drug users citywide. I find most of our nation's space program to be a waste of time and money. The notion of launching tomato seeds into space is morally repugnant when there are those who die of starvation on a daily basis. Housing men and women in space...
Testosterone is the young man's curse and the moviemaker's blessing. It imparts to the male teenager that preoccupying randiness that drives him to adventures and alliances he's going to regret someday--at best with wry embarrassment, at worst with a sense of loss verging on the tragic. Yet those rioting hormones also power tales of the young and restless that can sell profitably to the young and restless--in other words, date movies for the under...
...dissuade you from reading his book. The Saskiad may or may not be a worthy successor to Ulysses, but it is a terribly enjoyable read and it's studded with images and ideas that will make your mind sing. If you're in the mood, you probably won't regret splurging on the hardcover edition of The Saskiad--that format seems somehow most appropriate for a heroic epic and its courageous and engaging hero...
Padilla said he does not regret his decision. "The real reason to do a thesis is to do something that you enjoy, not for someone or something else. It will be a painful and miserable experience otherwise," he says.CrimsonGrigory TovbisCHRISTOPHER E. J. SIMONS '97 shows off his creative writing thesis yesterday...