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...According to Henry’s publishers, corporate bookstores would not know how to classify or market what Henry calls a “flip-book,” with a novel on one side and an essay on the other. The book, therefore, would be doomed from the start. So discouraged by this, Henry goes into a period of artistic withdrawal, in which he cannot bring himself to write. It almost seems that Martel is making a private joke, as he proceeds, in the rest of “Beatrice and Virgil” to accomplish what Henry fails...
Eventually, however, Danton grows disillusioned with his decadent lifestyle, halfheartedly declaring, “We didn’t make the Revolution—the Revolution made us.” Originally a haphazardly charismatic character, Danton grows embittered when his initial quests for pleasure through women and wine start to feel like the listless idles of a cynic. Even in his final hours, Danton proves remotely unmoved by his impending demise; he reflectively admits one dark night, “I am merely flirting with death—it’s all empty noise, bravado...
...Back: Finding the Best Way to Make a Difference,” is going to address some of the most complicated and pressing issues facing our modern world. He will discuss the importance of charity work, which has taken a larger role in his life since he decided to start working full-time for the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation...
This push included turning a 0-11 start into a three-game conference winning streak that left the Crimson in second place in the Hay division at week’s end. Crucial to this stretch has been the stellar play of Harvard’s senior outside hitter, including a team-leading 20-kill performance against Emmanuel last Tuesday and an effort against Newbury on Thursday in which the standout led the squad in both kills (27) and digs...
...Start with the calendar. Financial reform still needs to get through the full Senate. Then the House and Senate would have to work out a compromise bill, which would have to get through the House and Senate again, which would mean ample opportunities for filibusters and other delays. And the window for bipartisan cooperation - never a particularly large window - gets smaller every day. "Time is not the friend of reform," an Administration official told me in January. "This won't get done after everyone goes home to campaign in August...