Word: behaviorally
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...kids to buckle up and watch the speed limit miss the central problem: the adolescent brain may be unable to handle the responsibilities of driving. Researchers with the National Institute of Mental Health have shown that the parts of the brain that weigh risks, make judgments and control impulsive behavior are still developing through the teen years and don't mature until about...
...that said, is there a hunger among Americans for heroic behavior? I think there is a hunger. I think that most people would love to see a heroic figure step forward. I can almost sound like one of those Christian-right guys: Where is the Messiah...
...pleasant little chat around some barbeque pit is not going to set things right. We come to realize, of course, that we are once again in the presence of evil?s banality. We also realize, naturally, that there is no redress for monstrousness of the kind he practiced. Psychopathic behavior of his kind is far beyond the realm of ordinary understanding, let alone forgiveness...
Even if true, it was a desperate ploy, and one that garnered him little sympathy. But Foley was not the first disgraced public figure this year to resort to alcoholism as an excuse for bad behavior...
...universities with some of the highest standards of admission, similarly high standards of behavior are expected to be upheld long after the acceptance letters have been received...