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...present day Egyptians, who--like modern Americans--bear few cultural or ethnic ties to their predecessors, were to decide to subdivide Karnak's great hall, it would undoubtedly spark international outrage, much as Harvard's destruction of the Union's Hall has. I would not be surprised if at these protests' forefront were the very same Humanities professors who seem to have had so much pleasure watching Harvard's Great Hall be destroyed...
With the aid of his collaborator, Anthony Walton, he casts himself as a sort of "Sharpton Lite." He writes with calculated candor about aspects of his life that can be counted on to spark empathy--for instance, his early career as a traveling Pentecostal "boy preacher," which began at age four. But when it comes to his forays into racially charged controversies, Sharpton's account is self-servingly selective. Take his rendition of the saga of Tawana Brawley, the black teenager whose sensational claims of having been raped by a gang of white men kept New York City...
...autobiography (Doubleday; 270 pages; $23.95), is that he is also a fellow of considerable substance." With the aid of his collaborator, Anthony Walton, he casts himself as a sort of 'Sharpton Lite.' He writes with calculated candor about aspects of his life that can be counted on to spark empathy -- for instance, his early career as a traveling Pentecostal 'boy preacher,' which began at age four. But when it comes to his forays into racially charged controversies, White says Sharpton's account is self-servingly selective: "Sharpton owes his celebrity and influence to his willingness to do whatever it takes...
Containment could also spark a trade war, in which the U.S. and China might close their markets to each other, with ripples spreading to other countries in the Pacific. Equally important, a hard-line policy toward Beijing would put stress on U.S. alliances in the region. "Not a single friend and ally would join us in such a strategy," suggests a ranking Administration official. "We'd be all alone, and that would cause severe strains with Japan, South Korea, Australia and in Southeast Asia." Singapore Senior Minister Lee Kuan Yew, an astute analyst of the region, takes the point...
This was not the only spark of the evening...