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Cynthia L. Haven

@chaven

@NEHgov Public Scholar; Author: Czesław Miłosz: A California Life; Evolution of Desire: A Life of René Girard. @nytimesbooks @theTLS @thenation @vqr @WSJBooks

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"There are women who love the man someone else has chosen, just as there are poor middle-class women who hope to acquire our manners by copying our hats." --The Vicomtesse de Beauséant (Père Goriot)

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Global Government Affairs La Déclaration des droits de l’homme et du citoyen garantit la liberté d’opinion, à une seule condition : qu’elle ne trouble pas l’ordre public. Mais aujourd’hui, cette clause devient une excuse à tout faire. On voit bien la stratégie : on t’explique que telle opinion, telle

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On August 5, 1942, Korczak joined nearly 200 children and orphanage staff members were rounded up for deportation to Treblinka, where they were all put to death. He died with them rather than abandon them. Today is his birthday. bookhaven.stanford.edu/2011/05/korcza…

On August 5, 1942, Korczak joined nearly 200 children and orphanage staff members were rounded up for deportation to Treblinka, where they were all put to death. He died with them rather than abandon them. Today is his birthday.
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On his birthday: remembering the man who stayed with the 200 children in his care, even to death at Treblinka. cynthialhaven.substack.com/p/i-dont-wish-…

On his birthday: remembering the man who stayed with the 200 children in his care, even to death at Treblinka. 
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I think #JaneGreer would have loved this exchange I had about her yesterday with my bride of 46 years: Me: You know, she always referred to her husband as "Mr. Wonderful." Her: (meaningful silence) Me: Well, it's something to think about...

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The regime wants to hang her to make an example. The death sentence of #Pakhshan_Azizi has been confirmed for the third time. She is one of many brave women the Islamic Republic is trying to punish for the “Woman, Life, Freedom” uprising. And yet… the free world still does

The regime wants to hang her to make an example. 

The death sentence of #Pakhshan_Azizi has been confirmed for the third time.

She is one of many brave women the Islamic Republic is trying to punish for the “Woman, Life, Freedom” uprising.

And yet… the free world still does
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Ok, here’s an unusual post. There was no wind, and all these starlings were lined up chattering away, so stuck my camera on the tripod and filmed. 😄

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Making people's day unforgettable 1. This kindergarten class learned to sing "Happy Birthday" in sign language for their beloved custodian, who cannot hear

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The great Argentine author Jorge Luis Borges (1899 – 1986) explains why English is “a far finer language than Spanish.” I was very impressed by his collection of short stories, Ficciones.

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My life has been enriched by joyful learning. Few things give me greater joy than sharing my love of learning with others. Which is why today is a momentous day. With gratitude to my Creator, Source of Life, for allowing me to reach this day, I'm announcing that we at