In rehearsal, Tilson Thomas doesn't scream or threaten; he makes requests, not demands.
It encourages, if not demands, that readers reflect on social and legal justice, prejudice (racial and sexual), and the treatment of the disadvantaged.
Many there now speculate that perhaps what will drive this city to join the revolt is not demands for more freedoms and political rights but a drastically deteriorated living situation.
Our school day, more often than not, demands that students do just that — sit for long periods of time and listen attentively — or else suffer a lower grade or disciplinary action.
"Many there now speculate that perhaps what will drive this city to join the revolt is not demands for more freedoms and political rights but a drastically deteriorated living situation," she writes.
But some diplomats and analysts argue that offering concessions, not demands — a chance to come off the state sponsor of terrorism list or easing sanctions — may offer the best opportunity to get Sudan's government to strike a deal in Darfur.
