Word: vaclav
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...title of Vaclav Havel's "The Increased Difficulty of Concentration" alone suggests that it is a difficult play to stage, leaning heavily towards the meta-physical and absurd. The play, deeply colored with irony and deadpan humor, offers at its core a vague but haunting presentation of the meaninglessness of modern life The production of director Ron Avni '97 is an admirable attempt to capture all this frenzied complexity, but is too often overwhelmed by the scope and obscurity of the text...
First, the staff editorial ("Commencement Choice: Dr. Who?"). It is an insult to every scientist at Harvard to be told that the choice of Dr. Varmus is a "disappointment." As for "glamour," how many Harvard seniors from the class of 1995 had heard of Vaclav Havel prior to that Czech Republic President's selection as the Commencement Speaker for that year? No poll was conducted to my knowledge, but I'd venture a guess: not many. Seldom has such myopia been demonstrated by an entire staff (minus three) of supposedly intelligent journalists. This essay demonstrates a lack of education...
...High Commissioner for Refugees. Another choice: South Africa's Richard Goldstone, who is stepping down as prosecutor of the U.N. war-crimes tribunal. But the U.N. may for the first time risk selecting someone with the stature of a head of state or government, such as Czech President Vaclav Havel, Irish President Mary Robinson or Norwegian Prime Minister Gro Harlem Brundtland...
Other recent Commencement speakers include the president of the Czech Republic Vaclav Havel, Vice President Al Gore '69, former Chair of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell and Prime Minister of Norway Gro Harlem Brundtland...
...quote I look to for inspiration whenever I get a little bit down is from [playwright and Czech Republic president] Vaclav Havel," Stephanopoulos said. "Politics can't just be the art of the possible, but also the art of the impossible: changing people's lives for the better...