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...International Conflict and Cooperation in the Modern World”; Literature and Arts A-86, “American Protest Literature from Tom Paine to Tupac”; and Literature and Arts B-20, “Designing the American City: Civic Aspirations and Urban Form.” Other courses include Quantitative Reasoning 48, “Bits,” taught by McKay Professor of Computer Science Harry R. Lewis, and English 125, “Shakespeare and Modern Culture,” taught by Visual and Environmental Studies Department Chair Marjorie Garber. Students taking these classes through...
...theme for their ad campaign. And further south, in Spain, songwriter Ismael Serrano became a star not so long ago with a song begging his father to retell the “beautiful story” of ’68: “sweet urban guerrillas in Oxford pants and girls in miniskirts.” In it, he yearns for the days when, amidst the myriad mistakes, raised fists, and barricades, youth took a stand against the social, political and economic establishment of the time. But looking at it from today, “how far away that...
...teeming skull of some modern-medieval creature - part Galahad, part dragon - and locks you there. You may want out, but you also want to stay, if only to see how similar Mike Hammer's atavistic codes and instincts are to yours, and how swiftly and deftly Spillane etches this urban underworld. (As novelist Mirian Ann Moore says, "Nobody ever hit a noun against a verb like Mickey Spillane...
...world's second-largest Muslim population. But in a nation of more than a billion, they are still a disadvantaged minority, and often the target of discrimination. Government surveys show that Muslims live shorter, poorer and unhealthier lives than Hindus and are often excluded from the better jobs. In urban areas, 40% of Muslims earn less than $6 a month, versus 22% of Hindus, and 30% of Muslims are illiterate, versus 19% of Hindus. Muslims make up 13% of the population, yet only 3% of government employees are Muslim. Of course, there are plenty of economic success stories among Muslims...
...been accused by India of several attacks throughout the country, LeT has historically restricted its operations to Kashmir. However, the restoration of Islamic rule over all parts of the subcontinent remains part of its stated mission. Working with a group like SIMI, which has proven skilled at drawing urban youth to its cause, may enable LeT to extend its reach...