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...upon it. Komunyakaa excels at unemotionally describing scenes and letting the reader draw his own associations from the poetry. However, in poems like “The Clay Army,” he doesn’t add anything beyond the basic historical facts one could find in a textbook: “Some warriors are sculpted; in unbroken taijiquan stances. In the third pit, / royal commanders huddle with scrimmages / in broken heads...
...dare I say stylish - like a pinstriped Ralph Lauren pantsuit, a spiffy Chanel jacket, or anything by Giorgio Armani? Michelle Obama chose wisely when she picked a floral-printed dress by Thakoon for the convention. Instead Palin opted for bland approximations of what she always wears, a kind of textbook, "safe" Washington insider combo of colorful jacket over black skirt. What a waste...
...Mahoney's done himself no favors, Watson said. "Mahoney has handled this really badly. Embarrassing. Textbook how not to do it." Other politicians have met continued success after admitting their personal or professional flaws. Why doesn't Mahoney question the fact that his phone conversation was recorded, or that the tape released by ABC is incomplete? "If there's some legal, complicated knots and scenarios here, I'd advise him to say it's not the right time to talk," Watson said. But if not, "why not come clean...
...Rangan found himself drawn to the field of marketing, and pursued the subject at IIM Ahmedabad and then at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern. “The main thing that intrigued me was the discussion of cases rather than lectures from a textbook,” Rangan said. “That appealed to me after going through the rigorous engineering program at IIT. In IIM, instead of taking more Operations Research courses, such as technology and mathematics, I really enjoyed organizational behavior and marketing.”During his time at Kellogg, Rangan found that...
...They will be allowed to visit the author of their economics textbook, Professor Mankiw, during his office hours,” Predescu said. “They’re very excited...