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...Stop Falling All over High Heels "Heeling Power" gives various explanations for why women choose to wear stiletto heels but ignores serious and feminist analyses of the sources of this so-called choice [Oct. 13]. The style can be viewed as analogous to the old Chinese tradition of foot-binding in its restrictions on comfort, mobility and even safety in the name of a socially constructed "femininity." I will never wear them. Does pole-dancing also signal this convergence of feminine beauty and authority? Cerise Morris, Montreal...
...seems that you're often expected to be an advocate for various segments of society. How do you feel about that? Mark Cropper NEWNAN...
...Heeling power" gives various explanations for why women choose to wear stiletto heels but ignores serious and feminist analyses of the sources of this so-called choice [Oct. 13]. The style can be viewed as analogous to the old Chinese tradition of foot-binding in its restrictions on comfort, mobility and even safety in the name of a socially constructed "femininity." I will never wear them. Does pole-dancing also signal this convergence of feminine beauty and authority? Cerise Morris, MONTREAL...
Today the debate about the legitimacy of government's role is largely ended. What argument remains focuses on the efficacy and fairness of various policy choices, not on the idea of intervention itself. Public opinion is far from unanimous about what should be done, but it is virtually unanimous that something must be done. That represents a seismic shift in popular attitudes...
...launch on Oct. 14, contains blog notes of popular Harvard lectures. Past bloggers include students enrolled in the course, as well as TFs. An added component of the site is an interactive forum where users can create an account, make a group, invite friends to join, and assign various tasks (i.e. lecture notes for certain lectures), all in an effort to promote more effective learning and more transparency among study groups...