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We are going to have a great night tonight. We are honoring literary liens, emma white will be honored, a big night for the Massive NationalBook Foundation for literature, culture, a big night for all of us. When i have the ability to stand in front of people i mention my mothers name jean christian. She is the reason i like to say about my mother i am the man that i am because she is the woman sheis or was. My mother was my first teacher. My mother graduated from college at the age of 17, the first person in her family to go to college. For me to be a wellknown literary advocate in this nation, a place where only a scant few generations ago it would have been illegal for me to read is no small thing. [applause] literature is the birthrightof every single one of us, no exception and if you can read in at least one language youare in my definition free. That is to say , no ....
Of trustees and i am delighted to welcome to an evening that highlights so many amazing women who contribute to our literary and Cultural Community and most especially, lisa lucas. [applause] if you havent heard, lisa is the roxanne and shes been on campus in various groups today and so we welcome her. Tonights program is also part of this semesters script present theories, script present seeks to bring scripts to the world and the world to scripps by finding the intersection between and are caching and scholarship and society and culture. Presenters often linked to issues that are vital to student and faculty such as, race, gender, class, literature and the arts. Programs provide a form for Community Engagement and the exchange of ideas beyond the classroom and their environment for inquiry, ideas and intellectual exchange. While shes been on campus she has been me ....
Much like the leader in Residence Program seeks to bring script to the world and the world to scrap by finding the intersection between the intersection and scholarship in society and culture. Presenters often linked to academic curricula and linked to issues that are vital to faculty, race, literature, and the arts. Programs provide a forum for Community Engagement and the exchange of ideas beyond the classroom and nurture the environment for inquiry ideas and intellectual exchange. While shes been on campus for the last few days, lisa has been meeting with students and faculty and sharing her perspective of the executive director of the National Book foundation and the former editor of the magaze. Im re that her conversation with argus script community will inform tonight discussion. I want to tell you that she ....
[inaudible] the role that [inaudible] have had in strengthening the Iraqi Kurdistan . You repeat that . Yes. If you could please comment on the role that exxon, the oil company exxonmobil. Yeah, sorry. Okay. Thank you. Exxon is one of a number of Large InternationalOil Companies that have signed exploration and production agreements with the regional government. They did that under threat from baghdad, that they might lose their positions and privilege to develop oil fields in parts of iraq. P. M. They need a Banking Sector they need to be involved in regional trade, but oil is king, and exxon has played a leading role. Seems like a good place to leave these things. David, once again, you have given us a comprehensive sweep of the kurdish issue as well as the ....