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...picture. Others will note the anonymity of the other players and see it as a lengthy, overambitious art-house entry. Those of us who think González Ińárritu is one of the movies' larger youngish talents will perhaps be inclined to cut him a good deal of slack...
...basic knowledge for everyday life. If the federal government feels that young Americans are being minted with bachelor’s degrees without basic literacy and quantitative skills, it should perhaps reconsider its massive funding cuts to school districts across the country before suggesting that colleges take up the slack. Colleges, instead, are charged with cultivating broad understandings of the world and producing citizens who are productive and curious members of our society. Little of this, however, can be tracked by an expensive and cumbersome apparatus of surveys and statisticians...
...Eliza Doolittle ("It's 'aoow' and 'garn' that keep her in her place," sings Professor Higgins, lamenting Eliza's way with words like "oh" and "go on"). So I have a choice. I could work on my "ohs," "oos" and "ows," and try to be a bit more slack about consonants. Or I could holiday in Essex, east of London, for total Estuary immersion. But somehow I don't think my Dick Van Dyke Cockney chimney sweep impression would fool anyone for a moment...
...game the system. Though there still may be tremendous pressure to get into a top college, the system will be clearer and more straightforward without these aggravating factors.Finally, early admission often leads to a severe case of “senioritis.” Seniors admitted in December often slack off for four months, depriving themselves of further education, enrichment, and preparation while simultaneously depriving their school community of an energetic presence on campus.This is not to say there aren’t risks involved for the College. Some students may get into other schools’ early programs...
...Afghan forces are hardly ready to take up the slack. Retired U.S. General Barry McCaffrey, after an inspection trip in June, calls the Afghan army "miserably under-resourced," with "no mortars, few machine guns, no grenade machine guns and no artillery. Many soldiers and police have little ammunition and few magazines." The police are even worse off. Mohammad Akhunzada, the former governor of Helmand province in the south, says the police "are overwhelmed. They are fighting the Taliban with no support, with one magazine [of ammunition] between them. Sure, they call in the coalition forces, but they take 24 hours...