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...Hence the vanity of translation;” Percy Shelley wrote, “it were as wise to cast a violet into a crucible that you might discover the formal principles of its color and odor, as to transfuse from one language into another creations of a poet.” What the poet is communicating here is poetry’s fascination with presentation, its syntax, sound, rhythm—aspects that depend on its language of origin—so that there is an almost absurdly destructive quality to any translation. Though its semantic meaning can hold...
Obama has stressed that if a state’s application has union support, it will win extra points when being reviewed by the Department of Education. With $4.35 billion on the table, legislators will surely look to have unions on board. This is a wise move that should help quell union discontent and prevent any disruption in schools...
Carl J. Engle-Laird ’12, a Quincy House resident planning to concentrate in English, is an Elf-wizard named Prometheus. Elf-wizards are wise creatures that “revere that natural world,” according to the D&D Player Handbook...
...Palestinians quickly expressed outrage at the Obama Administration's retreat. Their Arab neighbors soon joined in, causing Clinton to backtrack two days later, telling reporters the Israeli plan "falls far short" of U.S. expectations, although she still insisted on calling it "unprecedented," which was neither diplomatic nor wise. (See pictures of Hillary Clinton behind the scenes...
...where locker room chatter revolved around guys. “Conversations are gender-neutral,” she says. Poteat points out that the majority of Radcliffe’s current team is straight, adding, “No matter what the make up of the team is sexuality-wise, it still maintains that very open community...