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...chief virtue of the old epistolary novel was suspense; the tense was present, and the letter writers did not know what would happen once they put down their quills. Barth strips the form of any forward thrust. His interest is not in progress or advancement but in recapitulation. The letters are governed by a "Deeper Pattern"; the letter writers slowly merge in the conviction that they are living the first part of their lives for a second time or, as one writes, that "biography like history may re-enact itself as farce." Stasis reigns, history is not Viconian cycles...
...main thrust of the Harvard campaign is to show that Carter has provided steady leadership in the coming years," Olivas said...
...hammering out the language of the final communiqué and tackling procedural matters that would affect the future shape of the movement. Here, at least, the moderates put up a stiff fight, proposing hundreds of amendments to Cuban draft declarations in an effort to tone down the pro-Soviet thrust. Another attempt to curb Castro's power was a proposal to expand the membership of the Coordinating Bureau, which acts on behalf of the movement between triennial summit meetings. By gaining some of the additional seats, moderates hoped to check Cuban militancy over the next three years, when Castro...
...Donald, Warren Professor of American History; Richard Freeman, professor of Economics; Orlando Patterson, professor of Sociology; and Eileen Southern, professor of Afro-American Studies and Music--will work first on developing a clear intellectual goal for the department, Ferguson says. Once the committee has agreed on what the intellectual thrust of the department should be--whether policy-oriented or primarily academic, for example--then the committee will find it easier to seek out scholars. "Getting a focus begins to tell you who you want, why you want them and how to go about doing what you say you want...
...dropoff has thrust senior signal caller Burke St. John into the starting role, backed up by junior Jim Keyte. Both starters for the baseball team--St. John at shortstop and Keyte on the mound--the pair have talent but lack varsity playing time...