Revolutionary professor Medlin lectures on Vietnam and revolution
The author recalls Professor Medlin, a revolutionary socialist philosophy lecturer at Flinders, insisting on open advocacy in class, rejecting indoctrination, and debating moral risk in Australia’s Vietnam role. The piece details his teaching style, dress, and a preview of his first term lectures, with student reactions and implications for future graduates.
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Medlin
Medlim
McMahon
Gorton
North Vietnam
Dene Barnett
Flinders
Australia
Vietnam
B. H. Medlin
Pru
Language borrowing from English in Russian sports terms
The passage surveys Russian adaptations of English and other languages, noting coined terms like Nakautirovat for knock out and forms such as bitnik and hippi. It traces borrowing progress from Finns, Greeks, Turks, French, and Germans, and mentions terms like dzhaz and buldozer while commenting on cultural influences and workplace phrases in the Soviet context. The tone mimics a Times London commentary on linguistic exchange and social implications.
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Russia
Moskva
Bitnik
Bitnitsa
Soviet Union
the ‘Times
London
Mopping-up operations reference Cinque Ports post
The text discusses Sir Menzies retirement and his former post as Lord Warden of England's Cinque Ports. It mockingly notes duties like towing away flotsam and jetsam such as dead whales. It mentions King Billy and Vietnam Pentagon Papers era cleanup and suggests a poetic reward gesture to the Cinque Port title.
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Sir Menzies
England
Cinque Ports
Billy
Vietnam
Pentagon
Foray
Sip Menzies
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