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...argues for the individuality of the writing process and for a view of literature as a spiritual endeavor rather than a political one.It’s an original—even admirable—thesis, but unfortunately, the book lacks potency and persuasive appeal.In contrast to the stringent maxims of Mao’s “Little Red Book,” much of Gao’s rhetoric is lofty and abstract. Despite the clarity of his prose, his argument, detached from all concrete reasoning, reads like a parade of non sequiturs.In the first of the essays...
...size in buying cars, and who take advantage of public transportation. On the collective level, this means supporting policies that entail sacrifices in the short term—like a gasoline tax, or at least a floor price for imported oil, and mileage standards for automobile manufacturers that are stringent and immediate...
...climate scientists worldwide. Since 1990, the IPCC has released four reports, and the current one presented the strongest conclusions yet: one, that global warming is real, and two, that it’s very likely (90 percent) that human activity is the cause. Moreover, even under the most realistically stringent pollution controls worldwide, the IPCC projects that the greenhouse gas emissions will continue to warm the earth for another century. And warmer temperatures will mean all sorts of climate changes, particularly more extreme weather events and a higher sea level...
...Dewachi went to England to do field research for his dissertation on displaced Iraqis, he could not have expected to become essentially stateless. A Ph.D. candidate in social anthropology, al-Dewachi has been studying at Harvard since 2001 with a strict, single-entry visa. The U.S. applied such stringent rules because under Saddam Hussein’s regime, Iraq was viewed as a “state supporting terrorism.” But regime change failed to upgrade al-Dewachi’s status; in fact, it worsened. Claiming the “N” series passports issued under...
...that students are taken out of their comfort zone and exposed to questions and problems they do not usually confront without forcing a one-size-fits-all model on students. Though the report correctly allows departmental courses to count for general education courses, they too must meet the same stringent standards, a requirement we fear will be too constraining.The viability of such a two-tiered system will depend on its implementation, and the new Standing Committee on General Education will play a crucial role. Nevertheless, we believe that enforcing strict administrative requirements for such courses, such as mandating a final...