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“Given the devaluation of literature and of the study of foreign languages per se in the United States, as well as the preponderance of theory over text in graduate literature studies, creative writing programs keep literature courses populated.”
“Change begins with understanding and understanding begins by identifying oneself with another person: in a word, empathy. The arts enable us to put ourselves in the minds, eyes, ears and hearts of other human beings.”
| Roger Babson, Educator (1875) |
| Joshua Barney, Soldier (1759) |
| Hanns Eisler, Composer (1898) |
| Pau Gasol, Athlete (1980) |
| Bill Haley, Musician (1925) |
| Curtis Jackson, Musician (1975) |
| Wojciech Jaruzelski, Leader (1923) |
| John Paul Jones, Soldier (1747) |
| Frida Kahlo, Artist (1907) |
| Mickey Kaus, Journalist (1951) |
| Buddy Ebsen, Actor (2003) |
| Janos Kadar, Statesman (1989) |