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...knew the whole team was born and raised in Philly--just a bunch of all-stars plucked from great Center City high schools. (I must admit, however, that early on my geography had gotten the best of me, I wasn't sure if I was supposed to root for my home town or home state team. But my parents settled that matter by giving me a Richie Ashburn mit, instead of the Clemente model I requested...
...safe and cozy personae he has provided keep us from finding them really intriguing--the lewd, dangerous or unpredictable traits all belong to Pisier and Marchand. If Tacchella really wanted to present complicated and poignant personalities he wouldn't have polarized emotions as he has. We do root for Barrault and Lanoux as their affair escalates, as they begin to take a mischievous delight in flaunting their romance in front of a chagrined Pisier and Marchand, and as they perform their final act of liberation--shattering one of the family functions by announcing their departure and running away on Lanoux...
...internal logic and the sociology of it." Revolution happens, he says, when people feel an intolerable injustice, but it is not required in the push for perfectability. Terrill does allow for the possibility that the Chinese will grow apathetic, making it easier for a rigid bureaucracy to take root--"the old combination of legalism from above and Taoism from below...
...however, Heard and many others believe that higher education in the South is emerging "from the shackles of its inheritance." One major reason: the region is no longer burdened by a polarized biracial society, which Heard feels was the root cause of its economic, cultural and educational problems. The rapid economic growth of the region should also help contribute to its universities' welfare. Says Heard: "Over the long haul, the most important single determinant of academic quality is the financial strength of the institution." The faculty salaries at Southern four-year colleges for all ranks of teachers average...
Southerners quite possibly devote more time to the preparation and consumption of breakfast, lunch and dinner than any other society since Augustan Rome. Drawing from the world's most abundant living larder, from the fish and flesh, fruit, root and leaf on their doorsteps and jetties, they have codified a cuisine that, for variety and piquancy, ranks with anything served in Florence or Provence. Southern cooking is essentially regional, indigenous and inventive, a long frypan throw from the elegantly stylized haute cuisine of Paris or Rome. To the educated palate a Southern meal, at its diverse best, is worth...