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A speaker at school today said that the problem in Darfur is getting worse, that it is becoming "literally a chaotic, pell mell" situation.
From the French "pêle-mêle," which is from the Old French "pesle mesle," "mesle" probably being the imperative of "mesler," to mix. The same root as the word "meddle." Which is what we should be doing.
A few minutes later: In response to a student's question about the reasons people decide to stay in Darfur instead of fleeing to Chad, the speaker said we can't speculate as to why people aren't fleeing to Chad. It's arrogant of us to ask this question (I think not -- the answers are undoubtably worth knowing) because "we're literally sitting in the lap of luxury" here in America.
A guest lecturer taught my criminal law class today. We were talking about RICO and terrorism. At one point the lecturer, a Florida criminal defense attorney, said "you get used to literally getting your head bashed in by the judge." Scary!
From the French "pêle-mêle," which is from the Old French "pesle mesle," "mesle" probably being the imperative of "mesler," to mix. The same root as the word "meddle." Which is what we should be doing.
A few minutes later: In response to a student's question about the reasons people decide to stay in Darfur instead of fleeing to Chad, the speaker said we can't speculate as to why people aren't fleeing to Chad. It's arrogant of us to ask this question (I think not -- the answers are undoubtably worth knowing) because "we're literally sitting in the lap of luxury" here in America.
A guest lecturer taught my criminal law class today. We were talking about RICO and terrorism. At one point the lecturer, a Florida criminal defense attorney, said "you get used to literally getting your head bashed in by the judge." Scary!
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