Marching Freshman

The Two Things on Their Minds

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September 12th 2012
There are two pieces of news top of mind for almost all of my students. First, the release of the IPhone 5. Students at HUST seem to follow the activities of Apple more than they follow any other piece of news. They're all excited to see what the new version of the phone offers. It's scheduled to be released here next month. I wondered why the IPhone hasn't been copied by somebody i ... read more

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For centuries China stood as a leading civilization, outpacing the rest of the world in the arts and sciences, but in the 19th and early 20th centuries, the country was beset by civil unrest, major famines, military defeats, and foreign occupation. A... ... read more