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...Importance of Being Oscar attempts to convey this variety of sentiment in the context of Oscar Wilde's life, with mixed results. Written by Micheal Mac Liammoir, the play presents a biographical sketch of the author interspersed with excerpts from Wilde's writing. The excerpts, taken from poetry, prose, and personal letters, are well chosen and demonstrate Wilde's insightful commentary on 19th-century European society. They also suggest the depth and vulnerability of Wilde's nature, his sensitivity to the events and people in his life...
Theories abound for the increasing numbers, including a desire to straddle the humanities and the sciences and an increased awareness of the importance of putting hard scientific facts in social context...
Such a statement, after all, does nothing more than deny women the ability to make decisions for themselves. Seen in this context, the presurnptuousness of Fly members in making this choice for their classmates and peers is astounding...
...PBHA, we recognize that many students would welcome the chance to think about their work in a broader context, stepping back from the day-to-day struggles and joys of public service to examine how it fits into a larger view of society and its problems. Coles has helped us tremendously by offering his time and guidance to the PBHA summer programs. He, and those whom he trained, facilitated weekly reflection sessions for the counselors at the camps...
Seen in that context, this week's Fly vote is not particularly shocking. We shouldn't have expected a whole lot from a bunch of guys whose idea of fun is dressing up in tuxedos and getting drunk with each other, night after night...