Saturday, June 23, 2007

Internationalism. Internet. Interview. Intolerance.

Internationalism
If certain ways of thought (science) are vital to us, internationalism is accepted.
The Church was a democratic institution in which ability rose to the top.

Internationalism 35 [The Church] was powerful for positive reasons[:] men of intelligence, naturally and normally took holy orders, and could rise from obscurity to positions of immense influence...basically a democratic institution where ability--administrative, diplomatic, and sheer intellectual ability made its way [Ray: I bet politics also had a lot to do with success in the Church.] ...international... shows that where some way of thought or human activity is really vital to us, internationalism is accepted unhesitatingly. Clark, Civilization.

Internet
The Internet will be of great use to people living in remote areas.
Internet 261 The highway will let those who live in remote places consult, collaborate, and be involved with the rest of the world. Gates, The Road Ahead.

With the Internet, you will be able to tour hotels before renting a room.
Internet 164 You will be able to take a video tour of the hotel before you make a reservation. Gates, The Road Ahead.

With the Internet, you will be signaled when a new book appears on a topic of interest to you.
Internet book 169 I would also like to have it signal me when a new book appears on some topic that interests me…. Gates, The Road Ahead.

The Internet encourages long-distance collaboration.
Internet collaborate 200 Especially at the college level, academic research has been aided enormously by the Internet, which has made it easier for far-flung institutions and individuals to collaborate. Gates, The Road Ahead.

With the Internet, you will be able to include pictures, floor plans, etc. for prospective buyers of real estate.
Internet real estate 173 If you put your house on the market, you will be able to describe it fully and include photographs, video, floor plans, tax records, utility and repair bills, even a little mood music. Gates, The Road Ahead.

With the Internet, you will be able to tour a city before visiting it.
Internet travel 221 If you’re planning to visit Hong Kong soon, you might ask the screen in your room to show you pictures of the city. Gates, The Road Ahead.

Interview
Before interviewing Einstein, the interviewer read everything he could find on Einstein and relativity.
Interview viii From the outset, he [Barnett] realized he could not proceed at once to Princeton to interview Dr. Einstein, for he did not have the faintest notion of what questions to ask…began to read everything he could find on Einstein and relativity. Editors of Time. Barnett, The Universe and Dr. Einstein.

The interviewer talked to anyone who could prepare him for interviewing Einstein.
Interview viii In the midst of his [Barnett’s] researches, he began going to Princeton—not to see Einstein, but to see others who could prepare him to see Einstein. Editors of Time. Barnett, The Universe and Dr. Einstein.

The interviewers read materials by the authors, prepared questions and listened to the answers.
Interviewing 4 Malcolm Cowley: [The interviewers] …have done their assigned reading, they have asked the right questions, and have listened carefully to the answers. Cowley, ed., Writers at Work.

Intolerance
Distinguish between steadfastness and intolerance.
Intolerance 708 One should not confuse steadfastness with intolerance. Irving Stone, The Passions of the Mind (Life of Freud).

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