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...humanities content changes more than an introductory calculus class does," the member said. "So it can be hard for us all to understand where we are coming from...
Sullivan's point, that the plaques do little harm, is well taken, but their prominent place within a public building--even as a historical artifact--suggests that the city of Cambridge endorses certain religious views. We cannot apply a utilitarian calculus to our civil rights. While the Constitution seeks to prevent any such state church, there is no such guarantee to local history. If the plaques would be unjustified today, we cannot keep them there because they were put up yesterday...
...high school calculus teacher once told me a secret about publishing: the fictional biography...
...Jiang, 68, has amassed nine major titles in the party, government and military. But monikers do not mean much in Chinese politics; during his retirement, the only title buttressing Deng's pervasive influence has been his honorary chairmanship of the China Bridge Association. What does matter is the raw calculus of power, a dynamic that can be as fickle as it is brutal. Since its founding in 1949, the People's Republic has had no fewer than six heirs apparent, not one of whom held that position for more than five years. Deng's earlier choices for succession, Party Secretary...
Perhaps the professor's next move should have been something else. Perhaps he should have adjourned class or moved on to discussing non locality or some other recondite concept. Bury their brains in numbers, transformations, and differential calculus...