Word: westernness
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...These are simply clichés, of course; Arab traders drive a hard bargain for the same reason everyone else does: money. And anyone who thinks that Western capitalism is inherently transparent should try making sense of the subprime mortgage derivatives mess. Still, there are some lessons worth knowing on how to buy rugs...
...strong, beefy ... like female Goliaths." In a crowd of them, we are told, an Asian student stands out like a "gazelle among elephants." But do Asian intellectuals really see Caucasian children this way? Such stereotyping may have occurred decades ago (although there is plenty of evidence to show that Western children were thought of as pretty), but these days, pretending that white schoolgirls are "female Goliaths" in the eyes of educated Asians is like claiming that well-read white people think of Asian schoolgirls as dainty-footed China dolls - a naive and anachronistic image...
There is no military solution to Afghanistan's woes any more than there is a military solution to Iraq's. But we'll probably face similar problems in the years ahead. Meeting the challenge will require Western democracies to rethink the identities and priorities they forged in a very different world...
...received a letter from Harvard inviting him to apply for the position of Director of Bands. Initially, Harvard’s location played a key role in drawing Everett: considering the possibility of pursuing a playing career, he realized that Boston would offer more opportunities for performance than western New York. Over 30 years later, Everett hasn’t left Harvard. “I didn’t realize I’d get so involved in the Harvard thing that eventually the trombone went by the wayside and I’m more involved in doing things...
...master plan really doesn’t tell us a lot about what Harvard plans to do with Barry’s Corner or anything else,” Task Force chairman Ray Mellone said, referring to the intersection of North Harvard Street and Western Avenue, which Harvard plans to revitalize. “Nor does it tell us how they will ensure that the campus is not an isolated concept but part of the wider community...