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...thesis focuses on several essays and a novel, Another Country, that Baldwin wrote after returning to the United States from Paris in the 1950s and 1960s. The thesis examines what it means to be American in the context of Baldwin's personal tensions about national identity...
...However, Driskell says the reporter took her quotes out of context, and she attributes other motives to the impeachment attempt...
...Driskell maintained her comments were taken out of context and that the impeachment was politically, not racially, motivated...
...seem to be trying to pull a fast one on us. I came across the quote while studying for oral exams, and learned that Bradstreet was describing not her excitement, but instead her utter dread about her new, strange home. Apparently, Porter University Professor Helen Vendler explained this context quickly to the assembled crowd during the celebratory weekend. Unfortunately for the rest of us, Vendler is too busy to stand in front the gate and offer commentary on a regular basis. Instead, the quote stands alone, conveniently "inspirational." Harvey, this is conduct unbecoming of the veritas...
...Admissions decisions were once based mostly on grades and test scores, seen as relatively objective measures of achievement. They are now based mainly on intangibles. Individual achievement is context-bound. And almost anything that distinguishes one person from another can affect an applicant's chances for admission...