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Regrettably, taking any of this into account would require an understanding that morality and politics can be complicated, that history is not simply a tale of good (“the West??) versus evil (the tragic samurai, too honorable for their own good). The Last Samurai rejects the obvious third path—the idea that Japanese society could have absorbed the positive elements of Western technology without rejecting its own unique past...
...West ’74 had expressed an interest in voicing the role of Nemo in Finding Nemo, maybe the Department of African and African American Studies would be one luminary heavier today. (Dartboard is sure the performance wouldn’t have been nearly as fishy as West??s turns in the last two Matrix flicks.) Kiss Marxist metaphysics goodbye: it’s time for Merrie Melodies in Cambridge...
...blow dealt by West??s exit was softened by Harvard’s positive reputation with regard to race relations, Slater said...
McGrath Lewis said that she and other admissions officers worried that West??s exit and the surrounding circumstances would diminish the yield of black students...
...Fletcher noted that his view of Harvard’s president has changed from his first impression. When he spoke with Summers after the departure of West??who held a University professorship in Fletcher’s name—the donor said he asked for his money back...