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...conceives of organic beings designed by genes as gigantic Rube Goldberg contraptions meant to ensure the transmission of the gene into the next generation. In his vision, the genes have constructed your body merely as a temporary means of gettin’ on down the line. Using this framework, Dawkins constructs the most wonderful Darwinian Just-So Stories imaginable, explaining the emergence of two sexes, the evolution of cooperation, the emergence of communication in bees, all in exhilarating, even page-turning style...
...Under Gailani's plan, after the Taliban fell, a council chaired by the King would assume power, backed by a U.N. security force from Muslim countries. The council would call a loya jirga, the traditional representative political gathering, to write a constitution acceptable to all ethnic groups within the framework of Islamic law. Speaker after speaker embraced the proposal and vowed unity. But the airy talk could not paper over the rifts and disagreements that make putting together a new government so hard...
Walters and Weinstock are earnest in their portrayal of the brokenhearted lovers struggling to overcome seemingly insurmountable obstacles. Unfortunately, the story line is too standard and fails to match the more intriguing experiences of the other characters. The obvious plotline, however, does provide a nice framework for the play, anchoring it from beginning...
Most also said that if elected they would work within the system’s framework rather than urging immediate divestment of any controversial holdings...
...passing grades in the Core? Or are there any works or ideas with which “educated men and women” can be expected to be familiar? We believe that there are indeed certain texts and contexts that are essential, that provide a common foundation and intellectual framework for further learning, and the Faculty should give students access to these ideas outside the context of the Core in a separate year-long “Great Books” requirement...