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...list as miserly and pretentious as the spirit that drew it up. Indeed, working through A Writer's People is rather like listening to the postprandial monologue of a cantankerous old guest at a literary dinner. One is at first amused by all the iconoclasm: After all, why should the reputations of Powell or Chaudhuri matter these days? One then begins to demur: Is Philip Larkin really a "minor" poet? Is the Caribbean really a place of "spiritual emptiness"? Finally one balks completely - at Naipaul's tiresome insistence on referring to the black population of Trinidad as "Negroes," for example...
...think they add something unique to the music community on campus for both performers and audiences.”BEST DAYS AHEAD?Despite nearing the age of 80 and having conducted the HRO for more than 40 years, Yannatos continues to be a vital presence and the guiding spirit of the orchestra. In a recent rehearsal, the spry Yannatos carefully guided the orchestra from the hushed and tense ending of the third movement of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony into the explosive and majestic opening of the final movement.Despite the fact that only half of the orchestra was present...
...budget-busting. To be sure, if the world's economy sputters and all car sales go off a cliff, and if BMW's profits were to take a major hit, "Rolls-Royce would probably be the first thing to go," Rhys says. But for now, like that iconic spirit of ecstasy that makes up its hood ornament, Rolls-Royce looks poised to speed ahead...
...your loyalty to your school.” If so, Harvard kids better pull out those Crimson sweatshirts that have been rotting away in closets since Pre-Frosh Weekend: registration has begun, and it doesn’t look promising. “If it comes down to school spirit, I think we’re going to lose,” said Joseph S. Bechtold ’08, who has already registered. “As it is right now, we’re going to get owned.” (pwned?) But Harvard Interactive Media Group President...
...course, on the other hand, many Asians also fail to fit a purely assimilationist model. The Chinatowns, Koreatowns and Japantowns that have sprung up in major cities nationwide attest to the spirit of ethnic cohesion and preservation, especially among the most recent arrivals who want to reside close to people of similar backgrounds. Asian soft culture is even infiltrating the American fabric in turn, one greasy Chinese take-out restaurant at a time. However, ethnic enclaves and organizations do not explain why white, American culture has quite so much influence in shaping the values and thoughts of subsequent Asian immigration...