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Why did the sentence, "What about internships and foreign study, or even... appear in my face? Why did the sentence, "What about internships and foreign study, or even a winter in Colorado as a ski lover?" appear in my face? The former sentence is all of which seemed rather extreme to me at the time and the writer didn't understand why Gamal Abouali wants to get through the college the faster. What is the intention of the sentence in the passage?Human capital is an economic passport — literally, in some cases. When I was an undergraduate in the late 1980s, I met a young Palestinian man named Gamal Abouali. Gamal’s family, who lived in Kuwait, were insistent that their son finish his degree in three years instead of four. This required taking extra classes each quarter and attending school every summer, all of which seemed rather extreme to me at the time. What about internships and foreign study, or even a winter in Colorado as a ski lover? I had lunch with Gamal’s father once, and he explained that the Palestinian existence was itinerant and precarious. Mr. Abouali was an accountant, a profession that he could practice nearly anywhere in the world — because that is where he might end up. The family had lived in Canada before moving to Kuwait; they could easily be somewhere else in five years, he said.
Aug 21, 2014 2:54 AM
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The sentence contrasts with the previous one, proposing less strenuous alternatives one might enjoy, rather than extra classes and summer sessions. Why not a ski vacation?
August 21, 2014
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