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...Unfortunately, Africa also recently has been the scene of severest forms of misfortune and suffering—communal conflict including genocide, authoritarian and kleptocratic rule, political upheaval and anarchy, poverty, unemployment, malnutrition, disease, economic underdevelopment, and environment degradation. Yet, while it may be more distressing and less profitable to deal with Africa than with other regions or issues, it must not be ignored. Africa’s problems are precisely the reason to hone in on the continent—both for the moral cause of helping fellow humans, and for the self-interested rationale of preventing Africa?...
...seafood variant is a latter-day affectation that brings a concerned frown to the face of many Valencians). Paella's humble beginnings are also honored in paella picnics - still common in Spain - where whole families will gather for an outdoor cook-off, harking back to a time when communal meals were taken in the fields. These days, paella purists will argue into the night about which kind of wood gives paella the best smoky flavor, whether or not onions should be added, if there are any circumstances in which seafood is permissible, and so on. But for those who have...
...seafood variant is a latter-day affectation that brings a concerned frown to the face of many Valencians). Paella's humble beginnings are also honored in paella picnics-still common in Spain-where whole families will gather for an outdoor cook-off, harking back to a time when communal meals were taken in the fields...
Picture this scene and tell me if it turns you on: A cramped, low-ceilinged locker room. Discarded uniforms everywhere. A table of greasy catered food. Steam pouring from a communal shower. Team personnel running in and out. Dusty, sweaty baseball players in various stages of undress who want to do anything but talk to the timid gringa with a tape recorder...
Harvard’s House community, as it stands, is rather pitiful. Think of where the Houses stand on the ladder of communal allegiance. At the top lie a hodgepodge of athletic teams, blockmates, social clubs, and tightly-knit student groups. Then come second-tier student groups, after that cultural or religious affiliations, and, only then, the Houses. One is almost embarrassed to introduce a friend by (merely) claiming a shared House. Whereas at Oxford and Cambridge—the universities upon which our system was modelled—students are still identified as residents of certain colleges, at Harvard...