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...Your photographs of the destruction in Lebanon took me back to World War II and images of the devastation in Europe. But sadder still were the pictures of the young boys in Hizballah's al-Mahdi scout club being taught to hate their fellow man. They are being robbed of their childhood and often their life too, all in the name of religion. Derek J. Waite Toronto...
...round out a slew of big introductory lecture classes, take a freshman seminar—they’re all pass-fail, and many are taught by some of the biggest names in the College’s faculty. This is one-on-one time with hot-shot professors that you won’t get otherwise...
...Your photographs of the destruction in Lebanon took me back to World War II and images of the devastation in Europe. But sadder still were the pictures of the young boys in Hizballah's al-Mahdi scout club being taught to hate their fellow man. They are being robbed of their childhood and often their life too, all in the name of religion. Derek J. Waite Toronto As the saying goes, it is better to allow 1,000 criminals to go free than convict one innocent person. But the Israelis have turned that maxim on its head: they seem...
...cross-cultural etiquette tips. "All the bankers want hard-charging types, but our successful students are more low-key and soft with people," says Wee, who today is CEO of the Wealth Management Institute, a government-backed educational organization that oversees the SMU program. That's why students are taught, for example, that "if you go to a Chinese birthday party, you don't wear black," says Wee, or that "Thais don't like to have their heads touched...
...What makes Barton a master is his prodigious musical talent, coupled with cultural insight. The son of well-known "Dream-time Opera Diva" Delmae, Barton was taught the didgeridoo from the age of seven by his uncle Arthur Petersen, a tribal elder. "I remember the first day-actually, when I got circular breathing-literally jumping for joy," he says. "Yeah, that was a good day." Barton never forgets the good fortune that has helped shape his career. After his uncle's death, Barton inherited Petersen's didgeridoo, and not long after, the teenager was invited to join an Aboriginal dance...