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Read in this context, Bainbridge's Scott is less than heroic. The novel is based on historical records, but the dialogue, descriptions and thematic patterning bear the author's elegant stamp. Her Antarctica glitters and inspires: outcrops of jet-black rock kept bald by constant winds; prismatic ice masses shot with rose, blue and violet. As Scott and the other explorers recall their experiences, they foreshadow larger events. The dinner parties and official send-offs suggest a fatal national overconfidence. Scott's sensuous, assured wife already has one lively foot in the jazz age. In a hemisphere where seasons...
Hyde voted against the ban in 1991 and is an outspoken supporter of the right to bear arms, applauding people who guarded their property with firearms in the wake of Hurricane Andrew and the Los Angeles riots. "I don't want to disarm the community. I'm convinced 911 might not answer when you need it. You may be all there is to defend yourself." This is the kind of talk the gun lobby appreciates. Yet the white-haired, 20-year veteran of the House is also known for his intellectual honesty. He follows his deeply held beliefs...
...hone some of their more simplistic arguments when they come to Harvard, but from what I've seen, conservatives like Lat begin with the assumption that they have some hold on absolute truths, and only refine their arguments for the sake of reinforcing the beliefs that they cannot bear to relinquish, rather than to promote a dialogue which allows them to refine their understanding of the issues...
...students] working togetheron this stuff and become friends," said Bear, ateaching fellow for Physics 15b, "Electromagnetismand Relativity," and Math 21b, "Linear Algebra andDifferential Equations...
...sort of view it as our section, not mysection," Bear added. "I can pretty much guaranteethat if they understand what happens in section,they can...understand everything in the course andevery problem they encounter on an exam...