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...adds, “I just try to write characters that are believable within the context of themselves, who seem alive in and of themselves, regardless of any other thing about them, whether they’re white or Asian or black or man or woman...
...students about patriarchy and the caste system does not make a textbook anti-Hindu.Mandavilli said the function of learning history is “to inform the present,” and that Hindu children can only be empowered to address discrimination if they learn about it in their own context.“Should we not talk about slavery in white classrooms because it will make white children uncomfortable?” she asked. “The role of history is not to boost the morale of children based upon fictitious facts.”Despite the threats, Witzel...
...that phrase, “walled garden,” has complicated connotations, both historically and in the context of media outlets. Online, it has come to suggest monopoly and content lock-in (that is, practices designed to maintain even unhappy customers by constructing barriers to exit) as much as it has privacy: America Online (AOL) was referred to in the mid 90s as a walled garden because they denied their subscribers access to the Internet at large and denied outsiders access to the content created within. This made it difficult for AOL users to leave and enjoy the fruits...
MARTINEZ: What you just said about everyone running to do their own thing and what you said earlier, in the context of video games, about how our kids have become addicted to electronic gadgets and media--I think the same is true for adults. I think we're getting smarter, to go to your point, Steve, but I wonder if we're getting wiser...
...trend, we certainly did not expect to find no effect,” Elwert said. “We were surprised by how dramatic the results were.” Although the causes for the racial discrepancy have not yet been studied, Elwert believes the difference arises from social context. “Spouses are the first—and evidence suggests the most important—instance of medical care,” Elwert said. “They tend to be the primary caregivers for each other, and watch that their partners eat, sleep, and remember to take...