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...consider myself some kind of hero or a candidate for sainthood. I simply do my duty and my obligation. It's not much of a surprise for me to read about parents who ask doctors to cripple and maim their child for the sole purpose of somewhat lightening the "burden" that this unfortunate little girl represents to them. What really disturbed me is the acquiescence shown by those "doctors" who consented to commit what in my eyes is a horrific and heinous crime - of course, not before enlisting an "ethics" specialist who gave them the go-ahead. Arturo Camillacci Osaka...
...interrupt it with frequent rest. Also I had to avoid the prying eyes of the guards, as exercise other than a few minutes of walking in the cell after meals was forbidden. Nevertheless, I managed to exercise each day and after a few months I recovered my physical strength somewhat, as well as my feeling of well-being. For mental exercise, I first tried to memorize some of Mao's essays to enable me to understand his mentality better and to use his quotations more fluently when I had to face an interrogator again. But to study Mao's books...
...took it for granted that she would go to one of the better universities, be given a fairly good job because of her good marks and marry a nice young man. Instead of a university, she went to the new Film School of Shanghai. The acting profession was somewhat glamorous even in Communist China, but those who worked in it did not receive higher pay or enjoy better working conditions than factory workers or teachers. The function of an actress was primarily to entertain the masses, so besides appearing in films, she often gave performances in factories, rural communes, coal...
...using his jewel vs. flower analogy to explain why it was preferable for female students at his Islamic boarding school to wear the chador, a flowing black dress that covers everything but the eyes. Indonesian women, though living in the world's largest Muslim-majority nation, have traditionally worn somewhat sexier garb: a loose, lacy veil, a cleavage-hugging blouse and a tight sarong. But over the past few years, as Southeast Asia's moderate forms of Islam have struggled to hold sway against the challenge of a more conservative, Middle Eastern-influenced version of the faith, many Indonesian women...
...speedy efforts of the EPC are commendable, and their product is practical; the approved fields will reward and provide flexibility to students curious about a subject far removed from their own concentration. They are also an improvement for students who wish to pursue two somewhat-related fields, but who are not sufficiently interested in their intersection to write a joint thesis. To top it off, the EPC has allocated a generous amount of resources to the nascent program, ensuring that even in pursuit of these minor concentrations, students will be advised and assisted well...