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...even know it was goingto be so beautiful until later becauseof the nature of the digital camera I wasusing.”The technique lends itself well to thelinear structure of the narrative, toldfrom the perspective of Chico. Furtadocites the tradition of American literature—from Mark Twain to Kurt Vonnegut—as his inspiration for telling hisnarratives from the perspective of youngmales.All of the actors in the film are universitystudents, with the exception ofChico’s love interest Roza, who is playedby Ana Maria Mainieri, a professionalmodel who had never acted before.Furtado is known for having...
...Mark Twain Intermediate School in Brooklyn was served with a desegregation order, mandating that the school maintain a student body whose racial makeup mirrored that of the community—at the time, 70 percent white and 30 percent minority. In subsequent years, Mark Twain was converted into a school for the gifted, and demographic shifts—notably, a decline in the proportion of white students—have forced the school to turn minority students away. Last week, however, federal Judge Jack B. Weinstein overturned the ruling: “The defendants have complied with the 1974 remedial...
...vary among cantons - in Geneva, taxes are on the higher side, while in less crowded cantons like Zug (an increasingly popular spot for foreign hedge-fund managers) they can be less than 15%. For good measure, there's the added thrill of being able to call singer Shania Twain, tennis champion Boris Becker and Formula One stars Michael Schumacher and Lewis Hamilton your neighbors...
What do you like to read for fun? -Martin Trafoier, Schlanders, ItalyMy goal this year is to read every book by John Steinbeck. I read most of them years ago as a student. I just finished a Mark Twain binge. It's hard to read good fiction when I am writing, because if it is really good I catch myself sort of inadvertently imitating a great writer...
...that he has made some sacrifices for his dedication to business; his various ventures often take priority over his schoolwork. But he doesn’t seem to mind. “Never let school get in the way of your education,” he says, paraphrasing Mark Twain...