Word: towns
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Brazilians sardonically call their monstrous public bureaucracy O Trem da Alegria--the Joy Train. It is ridden by millions of officials like Cesar Almeida, mayor of a working-class town near Rio de Janeiro. The Globo TV network revealed last month that he has manipulated the system so cleverly that he earns $22,000 a month--twice the salary of the country's President--while teachers earn as little as $70 a month. Brazil was able to finance that kind of waste when foreign capital was pouring in. But now, with the global financial crisis sucking hundreds of millions...
...story unfolds, Floating provides an engaging view of life in a small western town. The events of the novel revolve around the expected birth of a foal from an aging horse; the distance of the town from its surroundings emphasizes the difficulty that both Ruby and her husband each have in trying to leave and escape the problems in their lives and their relationship; and the seasonal brush fire that burns near the town for much of the novel, leaving a hillside scorched and bare, parallels the destructive progress of Ruby's emotional journey and her difficult opportunities for renewal...
Indeed, class work is an unfortunate holiday theme, especially first-years, who seem to have more than their share of assignments. Many first-years interviewed do not even plan to leave town...
Greenblatt claims to be too new in town to be down on this one, but he does proffer lavish kudos to the student-run Hyperion Theatre Company for their rendition of Hamlet. "It was brilliant and rivaled the marvelous production I saw several years at the ART [American Repertory Theatre]," quoth the prof...
...indeed a glorious week, complete with concerts, ice cream socials, and numerous four-question conversations. Some of my favorites include: Where are you from? What dorm do you live in? What are you thinking of concentrating in? Oh, and do you know person X from the same town as you? (Questions may vary.) But few (if any) of the people we meet during this week become our acquaintances and even fewer become our friends...