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...departure means the loss of one of Harvard's most prized scholars--a popular teacher with a burgeoning international reputation. More than that, however, it represents another chapter in the escalation of bidding wars for big-name professors at the nation's elite colleges and universities...
When I had one week left until due date and one chapter left to write, the College was suddenly enveloped in the Blizzard of '93. Sunshine gave way within hours to black skies, hurricane-force winds, and foot after foot of snow...
...Here you don't have even a moment's peace. For if you do have such a moment, you may as well think about a physics problem that's not been solved yet, or finish a chapter in math or, for heaven's sake, finish reading Homer, or go over the geology lecture, or write an essay for Expository Writing," he wrote...
...Jong's larger project in Erica Jong on Henry Miller is to explain Miller's importance--and perhaps her own importance, by extension--to American literary history. Jong summarizes her intent at the end of a chapter titled "Why Must We Read Miller? Miller as Sage": "I want to send you back to read him--with an open head and heart." Unfortunately, though she makes some interesting claims (e.g. "Ultimately Miller can be a stronger force for feminism than for male chauvinism."), few heads and hearts will be opened by her critical commentary. Jong quotes a passage from Miller...
...these characters work to finally push Roth to the brink--he signs on to work for the Mossad on a mission to find Jews who contribute to the Palestinian Liberation Organization. Posing as Pipik posing as Roth, Roth meets with Yasser Arafat in a chapter that was "removed" from the book for "Israeli security reasons...