Month: June 2014

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Machiavelli Summed Up in 56 Well-Chosen Words

June 8, 2014 David Hurley 0

I am reading Then and Now by Somerset Maugham. On the first page Maugham deftly sums up Machiavelli’s thought in 56 well-chosen words: Machiavelli cherished the conviction that men are always the same and have the same passions, so that when circumstances are similar the same causes must lead to [Read more…]

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Raku Raku Eigo 4: Venus & Adonis with Hanazake…

June 5, 2014 David Hurley 0

On Tuesday 27th May we held our fourth Raku Raku Eigo session at Kotobukiya, Rakurakuen. It was the best attended event so far, with English-language students from three community centres (Ajina-dai, Koi-ue and Suzugamine) and two guests from the USA, Megan and Michelle, who are studying at Jogakuin Women’s College [Read more…]