Steal This Book is, in a way, a manual of survival in the prison that is Amerika.

The Mark Morris Dance Group will unveil two works, “Visitation,” set to Beethoven ’s cello sonata in C, and “Empire Garden,” to Ives’s trio for violin, violincello and piano, at Tanglewood in August. Mr. Morris is also crashing Mostly Mozart with these dances, which feature quite the musical trio: Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax and Colin Jacobsen.

'Nay,' said Dr Johnson, 'a man may write at any time, if he will set himself DOGGEDLY to it.' [Footnote: This word is commonly used to signify sullenly, gloomily and in that sense alone it appears in Dr Johnson's Dictionary. I suppose he meant by it 'with an OBSTINATE RESOLUTION, similar to that of a sullen man'.]

Taking standardised examinations like the UPSR can provide evidence that all students are learning effectively and mastering grade level expectations after six years of primary education.