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...with in-depth, critical analysis of some of the most important personal nonfiction of the twentieth century. She splits the writings into two categories: essays, in which the narrator explores a subject through his own relation with it, and memoirs in which the narrator explores herself through some external topic. Her discussion of the writings of Oscar Wilde, Edward Hoagland, Natalia Ginzburg, James Baldwin Orwell and Lynn Darling, among others, is done with the deft hand of an experienced teacher, and an effective use of quotes and passages make it possible to follow her arguments without having read the essay...
...Bush will spend this week on his favorite topic, education, in an effort to get his stripped-down reform plan out of Congress and onto his desk. And toward the end of the month he will launch what aides are touting as a major new initiative called "Communities of Character"--an attempt to spur responsible behavior through policies aimed at teaching character education in schools, helping the children of prison inmates and encouraging volunteerism. Bush will also make simple bully-pulpit appeals to patriotic and civic pride. "It's why he ran for office," says White House Counsellor Karen Hughes...
Sales of immediate fixed annuities rose 37%--to $3.3 billion--in 2000, according to Limera International, an industry trade group. That was just a warm-up for this year's first quarter, when sales surged 64%. "This has been a very, very hot topic as the number of retirees increases," says Eric Sondergeld, a Limera vice president. Farrell Dolan, a senior vice president for the life-insurance arm of Fidelity Investments, notes that the retirees will soon include droves of baby boomers. He says, "This market will only get bigger...
...many of the new laws neglect to give gay couples the same rights as their straight counterparts when it comes to issues like adoption. And in other parts of Europe there's no protection at all. Although the registration of so-called domestic unions is a hot political topic in Italy, for example, homosexual unions there are not legally recognized in any form. But if societies - and the governments they elect to office - approve of and encourage these new forms of family life, they must be prepared to pay for them in the form of child care and tax allowances...
...Australia refused permission to land and sent troops aboard to ensure that it did not. The stalemate triggered international bickering, with Australia, Indonesia and Norway all refusing to take responsibility for the passengers. It also sparked fierce debate in Australia, where illegal immigration has been a hot-button topic during this election year. Most Australians supported Prime Minister John Howard's hardline tack, which was criticized by churches and human-rights groups...