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...also forces students to think twice before they sleep through class. Although they are responsible for bringing their devices to lecture each week, students have added incentive not to forget them at home--since the system records each student's responses, participation in class is counted towards the final grade. As an added catch, random pretests are given at the beginning of class, "to make sure people comes to class on time," Mazur says...
Even with the necessary support, though--say, a debating society or political union--incivility might still squelch debate. Today, most questions on which reasonable people can disagree are respectfully discussed, although casual accusations of bigotry limit debate on issues related to homosexuality or race. In the 1960s and 1970s, however, such name-calling (occasionally backed with force) silenced genuine debate on a much wider range of issues...
However, there can come a point when daily actions, though essential, seem far from why you initially became committed to a cause. Although each phone call has value, you make the tenth call out of a sense of obligation rather than because it brings great personal joy; your voice, against your will, reveals the loss in enthusiasm as the night continues...
...Israeli soldier was killed in a Hezbollah attack in Israel's southern Lebanon security zone. The Israeli air raid came after five Israeli soldiers had been killed by the Iran-backed militia in the past two weeks, and the likely escalation threatens to jeopardize Israel-Syria peace talks. Although Israel had hoped to achieve security along its Lebanon border as part of a peace deal with Syria, pressure is now mounting on Prime Minister Ehud Barak to keep his election promise of withdrawing by July, unilaterally if necessary...
...killing may have been a retaliation for the death of Arkan. "But we don't really know who ordered Arkan's killing, and the speculation over Bulatovic's death has been all over the place," says Anastasijevic. "There's clearly a violent power struggle taking place within the regime. Although they are united politically, there are different interest groups in the regime fighting turf wars for control of money and resources." Despite the recent assassinations, opposition figures aren't unduly worried for their own safety. After all, with four leading figures in the Milosevic regime having been assassinated over...