Applying Yourself by Liz Goodwin ‘08

短评：刚进哈佛的时候，那时的校长萨默斯说四年之后所有的新生都会变成“自信、精英、受过教育的人”（the confident, the elite, the educated）。这个过程究竟是什么样的？下文发表于哈佛杂志，朴实、诚挚地讲述了学生眼里的哈佛大学生活。

全文如下：

 http://harvardmagazine.com/2008/01/apply…

Theory Into Practice

The Minister of Thought

Will Brazil embrace the ideas of Roberto Unger?

By Emily Dupraz

Fabio Pozzebom/ABR

Roberto Unger (right) has criticized Brazil’s President “Lula” (left). But they are working together.

Two years ago, HLS Professor Roberto Unger LL.M. ’70 S.J.D. ’76 publicly denounced the government of his native Brazil, calling it “the most corrupt in history.” He also called for the impeachment of its president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, known throughout Brazil as “Lula.”

In June, Unger took a job as a minister in Lula’s Cabinet, in charge of the secretariat for long-term planning. (more…)

Big Think和Youtube两个视频分享网站最近推出了教授和公共知识分子作为主角的视频系列，将来可能成为新的网上教育平台。例如, 哈佛法学院的德肖维茨教授近来成了网上的明星。

美国高教纪事给出了头条介绍和评论.

可以从这里直接点击观看视频.

Crazy Stone (2006)

Farewell My Concubine (1993)

In the Heat of the Sun (1995)

Platform (2000)

Mahjong (1996)

Shaolin Temple (1982)

Maybe to add some cartoon movies:

Baby Tadpoles Look for Their Mother (1960);

The Monkey King (1964).

The following two are just for fun. In 2005 Chen Kaige shot Wuji, which cost a huge amount of money but turned out to be a really crappy one. A netizen used some of his movie clips to make a humorous story named A Story of Murder Originated from A Piece of Bread, and then posted it on internet. The latter, aimed at making fun of Wuji, got millions of clicking from China and abroad. Chen was mad at the netizen and even threatened him with a litigation.

Wuji (2005); and a response video

A Story of Murder Originated from A Piece of Bread (2005) (19 minutes)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIU4udZRKEY

These films demonstrates the power of Chinese propaganda:

The Great Decisive War I, II, and III (1991).

You can find all these movies by simply copying and googling them. Enjoy, my friends.

See: http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cf…

MOST people suppose that China’s economic success depends on exporting cheap goods to the rich world. If so, its growth would be seriously dented by a stuttering American economy. Headline figures show that China’s exports surged from 20% of GDP in 2001 to almost 40% in 2007, which seems to suggest not only that exports are the main driver of growth, but also that China’s economy would be hit much harder by an American downturn than it was during the previous recession in 2001. If exports are measured correctly, however, they account for a surprisingly modest share of China’s economic growth.