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In criticizing The Elements of Style, Geoffrey Pullum, professor of linguistics at Edinburgh University, and co-author of The Cambridge Grammar of the English Language ( 2002 ), said that: Pullum noted, for example, that the authors misunderstood what constitutes the passive voice, and he criticized their proscription of established and unproblematic English usages, such as the split infinitive and the use of which in a restrictive relative clause.
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On 5 February 2007, a group of prominent British Jews, such as Nobel laureate Harold Pinter and lawyer Sir Geoffrey Bindman, launched an organization called Independent Jewish Voices to counterbalance what they perceive as uncritical support of Israel by major Jewish institutions in the UK, criticizing particularly the Board of Deputies of British Jews.
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He also sent objection letters to major papers in Tokyo and Osaka and appealed to leading researchers for support, including Jinzo Matsumura, a notable botanist and professor of Tokyo University, to whom Minakata wrote long letters criticizing the deeds done by the central and prefectural governments.
Public Enemy rapper Chuck D, journalist George Curry, writer Keith Boykin, comic book creator Christopher Priest, filmmaker Spike Lee, Syracuse University professor of finance Dr. Boyce Watkins and cartoonist Aaron McGruder ( who, in addition to numerous critical references throughout his series, The Boondocks, made a particular episode criticizing the channel ), all have protested BET's programming and actions.
* Jeffrey Nielsen-Current professor of Philosophy, best known for his dismissal from BYU for criticizing the LDS Church's opposition of gay marriage.
* In 1988, the Dartmouth Review published an article criticizing a black professor by judging one of his courses " one of Dartmouth's most academically deficient.
Jiao Guobiao, a former Beijing University journalism professor who was dismissed after criticizing the Central Propaganda Department, proposed that even if Falun Gong outlets published only negative information highly critical of the CCP, the weight of their attacks could never begin to counterbalance the positive propaganda the party publishes about itself.
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Also while in Washington, Doubleday testified against George Meade at the United States Congress Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War, criticizing him harshly over his conduct of the Battle of Gettysburg.
In the Symposium, Agathon is presented as the friend of the comic poet Aristophanes, but this alleged friendship did not prevent Aristophanes from harshly criticizing Agathon in at least two of his comic plays: the Thesmophoriazousae and the ( now lost ) Gerytades.
When Pat Buchanan and Pat Robertson addressed Christian themes at the Republican National Convention – with Bush criticizing Democrats for omitting God from their platform – many moderates were alienated.
This meant to look at these concepts from the standpoint of the paradigm of critical psychology, thereby integrating their useful insights into critical psychology while at the same time identifying and criticizing their limiting implications while ( which in the case of S – R psychology were the rhetorical elimination of the subject and intentional action, and in the case of cognitive psychology which did take into account subjective motives and intentional actions, methodological individualism ).
In its prologue, the author gratuitously insulted Cervantes, who not surprisingly took offense and responded ; the last half of Chapter LIX and most of the following chapters of Cervantes ' Segunda Parte lend some insight into the effects upon him ; Cervantes manages to work in some subtle digs at Avellaneda's own work, and in his preface to Part II, comes very near to criticizing Avellaneda directly.
Vertov lost his job at Sovkino in January 1927, possibly as a result of criticizing a film which effectively preaches the line of the Communist Party.
He is, however, hopeless at finding and identifying gold and often frustrates Scrooge by criticizing him for not being " McDuck-like " enough.
They stopped criticizing the war and adopted no platform at all.
In May 2006 in Geneva, Switzerland the United Nations Committee against Torture released a report, which, along with calling on the United States to close the detention center at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, and criticizing interrogation techniques, took note of the " limited investigation and lack of prosecution " in connection to accusations of torture in Areas 2 and 3 of the Chicago Police Department.
Without pointing fingers at the Soviet Union, Mao criticized their ideological ally, the League of Communists of Yugoslavia, while the Soviets returned the favour by proxy via criticizing the Party of Labour of Albania, a Chinese ally.
Uri Avnery, founder and editor of the magazine Haolam Hazeh, claims he had both hands broken when he was ambushed for criticizing the massacre at Qibya in his newspaper.
As a former member of the Communist party, Koestler rises above the dichotomy of much of the Cold War, showing a deep understanding for the origins of the Soviet Revolution, while at the same time severely criticizing its results.
At one point, Corneille took several shots at criticizing author Jean Mairet's family and lineage.
During the Jazz Age and the Great Depression, " the Horatio Alger plot was viewed from the perspective of the Progressive movement as a staunch defense of laissez-faire capitalism, yet at the same time criticizing the cutthroat business techniques and offering hope to a suffering young generation during the Great Depression ".
Uri Avnery, founder and editor of the magazine HaOlam HaZeh, relates that he had both his hands broken when he was ambushed for criticizing the massacre at Qibya in his newspaper.
Much of his work focused on squaring the circle and reproducing cubes, both in his own attempts at these problems or in criticizing the work of other contemporary mathematicians.
Waite drew upon the earlier Tarot of French occultist Eliphas Levi, at times retaining his changes to the traditional deck ( as with the Chariot card, which both Waite and Levi picture being drawn by two sphinx, instead of horses ), at other times criticizing him ( as with the Hermit card, which Waite thought Levi misinterpreted ).
Addressing Mimnermus and criticizing him for his stated wish to die at 60 years of age, as quoted above in Life and work, the Athenian sage said:
* In 2006 NOFX frontman Fat Mike was making fun of Underoath and their religious beliefs and criticizing their stance on gay marriage, but emphasised that he befriended Underoath's band members at the start of the tour, had very civilized conversations with various members right up to Underoath's departure.
He composed a few essays, which he had given to Fichte during his years at Jena, criticizing the works of Schelling and advocating his contention for the German idealism promoted by others like Kant at the time.
He was named envoy of the town of Frankfort at the court of France in 1759, but was deprived of his office for criticizing the comte de Broglie in a dispatch intercepted by Louis XV.
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The Reformation was started on 31 October 1517 by Martin Luther, who posted his 95 Theses criticizing the practice of indulgences to the door of the Castle Church in Wittenberg, commonly used to post notices to the University community.
He was expelled from the school when he and his brother Clarence printed a pamphlet criticizing the faculty and administration of Indiana University, where Clarence was a student.
The ISR threatened Perkins Observatory at Ohio Wesleyan University with legal action when assistant director Robert Martino put up a website criticizing star-naming companies, despite it being factually correct.
Inspired by Fang Lizhi, a physicist from the University of Science and Technology of China who gave speeches criticizing Deng's go slow policies, students took to protest.
Several members of the WUSC executive staff responded by publicly criticizing Carroll and the University administration through WUSC, The Daily Gamecock student newspaper and other local media outlets.
After being expelled from Groton ( among the alleged speculated reasons: the dean didn't care for him, writing a letter to the Headmaster criticizing the school, for insubordination, for being somewhat irreverent about matters of faith ; take your pick ), Archie continued his education at Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., the Evans School for Boys, and Harvard University, where he graduated in 1916.
Zhang Yiwu, a Peking University specialist in modern culture, explains, “ In one sense, the phenomenon of Sister Lotus is the victory of common people .” However, others question her popularity, wondering how she became an overnight sensation when her fame is based upon what they view as shameless self-humiliation, and criticizing her for being a negative influence on Chinese youth.
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* December 21 – William Ames delivers a controversial sermon for St Thomas's Day, criticizing the " heathenish debauchery " of Cambridge students during the Twelve Days of Christmas.
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* " Politics and the English Language " ( 1946 ), by George Orwell, criticizing the use of verbose language in contemporary political British writing.
The term comes from an English translation of a condemnation made in 1929 by Soviet leader Joseph Stalin criticizing Communist supporters of Jay Lovestone for the heretical belief that America was independent of the Marxist laws of history " thanks to its natural resources, industrial capacity, and absence of rigid class distinctions.
In 1683, Dockwra was forced to surrender his business to the English Monarchy for circulating what was considered seditious newsletters sharply criticizing Duke of York who was in charge of and directly benefited from the General Post Office.
While reviewers generally received the film negatively, criticizing the overacting and lack of character development, a smaller number of reviewers praised elements such as the film's stylish Gothic visuals, the " icy English composure " in Kate Beckinsale's performance, and the extensively worked-out vampire – werewolf mythology that serves as the film's backstory.
The English criminal common law of seditious libel made criticizing the government a crime.
Samson Raphael Hirsch devoted a good many issues of his journal Jeschurun to criticizing Geiger's reform stance ( published in English as Hirsch, Collected Writings ).
Cunningham's eminence as an economic historian gave special importance to his support of Joseph Chamberlain from 1903 onwards in criticizing the English free-trade policies and advocating tariff reform.
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