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Last summer a journalist named Bryan Appleyard rode this discontent to the top of England's best-seller lists with a neoconservative polemic called Understanding the Present, subtitled Science and the Soul of Modern Man. In Britain, the book inspired headlines such as FOR GOD'S SAKE FIRE THE BIG BANG BRIGADE. Its publication in the U.S. has begun to strike sparks. Science, maintains Appleyard, devalues questions it can't answer, such as the meaning of life or the existence of God. Its relentless advance has driven the magic out of the world, leaving us with nothing to believe...
...simply for the sake of the children (and there were many in this audience), the Boston Ballet could never leave out these essentials of so universal a fairy tale. Yet, twists of character and additional elements of style transcend the basic story-line, bringing an element of theater to dance. In a spirit that combines a touch of Shakespearean drama with Hasty Pudding theatricals, the ever predictable evil stepsisters are not so predictable. In the first scene of Act I, the stepsisters enter the stage dauntingly tall, grotesquely covered in makeup, and shockingly clumsy, heavy and graceless. If this contrast...
...even an imaginative government with strong popular support would be hard < put to ease some of the new social strains. For generations the country has relied on an unspoken bargain: citizens would work killing hours and accept surprisingly low standards of living -- long commutes, cramped living space -- for the sake of national economic power and pride. But now that fanatical work ethic seems to be faltering among the young, who have startled their elders by choosing more leisure time over higher pay. "They enjoy having barbecues with their families," marvels an aging Toyota executive. "My generation never even thought...
With regard to the presence of children in the house, there is one final "economic" argument which Mr. Heller fails to acknowledge, which is that the children do make a positive contribution here. Although Mr. Heller may find it incomprehensible, some people actually like children for their own sake, and consider it desirable simply to have some around. There are such students in Winthrop House and they have befriended my children...
...Reiter's and Mr. Becker's sake--and for the sake of anyone who might be tempted to agree with them--allow me to enumerate a few of the many problems brought on by grade inflation. Note that I do not advocate a curve, but rather merely adherence to higher standards, in which C would, once again, more or less represent...