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Ultimately, though, Summers must do more than talk and listen; he must act. Dialogue itself is a worthwhile exercise, but it succeeds in fostering a community of peace, free interchange and mutual respect only insofar as it proves effective as a means initiating tangible change. This is not to suggest that the new administration must acquiesce to every student demand and recommended reform brought to the table, but it is to suggest that the administration must treat every student demand and recommended reform with seriousness and actually take steps to act on those issues where student and administrative interests...
...little boy's predicament aptly illustrates Asia's mixed feelings toward Japan. To the gray-haired generation, memories of military invasions are still vivid. "It's really sad," laments Park Sung Pyo, a 63-year-old retired Seoul businessman. "I try to tell my children about the atrocities. They listen with one ear and it goes out the other ear, and then they buy my grandchildren things from Japan. They didn't live through the colonial experience, so it doesn't seem real to them...
...should do this again very soon. "Yes," said my mother. "But the next time we have lunch, we should invite Joseph Cotten." She spoke with great earnestness. "Why, Mom?" I asked, since neither of us knew the actor personally. "Because Joseph Cotten is remarkable," she said. "He can listen to your dialect and know exactly what part of the country you come from...
...example, Eccleston said, the council contracted with a more expensive company to provide rides, in the hope that students will have more to do at Springfest than just listen to music...
...PRESIDENT: Well, I've got a very clear strategy, and hopefully, the American people are beginning to listen to it - is the strategy to protect our environment and at the same time, bring common sense and science in all my deliberations...