Word: calme
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...second: on a recent September morning, as the 25 children in Edwards' class sat cross-legged on the floor passing a big blue ball around, they whispered compliments to each other. "You're a nice speller." "You've got pretty handwriting." "You are a good artist." A soothing calm settled in the room. For the moment, traditional academics were nowhere to be found. Edwards says the kids are learning deeper truths. "We are teaching them values that are universal," she says. "Being kind to a person--that's something all people need...
...another series of studies in the 1970s, scientists discovered links between serotonin and aggressive behavior. Monkeys with high levels of serotonin by-products in their blood, it turns out, tend to be feistier, and drugs that boost serotonin activity tend to calm them down. The serotonin-violence link appears to hold for humans as well. In 1979 psychiatrist Frederick Goodwin, now at George Washington University, discovered that Navy enlisted men with low levels of serotonin byproducts often had a history of aggression. Subsequent studies discovered similar evidence in Marines discharged for excessive violence, in people who became violent after drinking...
...ethical debate here is obviously a complex one, without a clear distinction between right and wrong. Comparisons to Tuskegee don't help; neither does the imposition of Western views, or what Dr. Edward Mbidde of Uganda calls "ethical imperialism." Calm and careful deliberations are in order. Insisting on the infeasible in the name of ethical purity is counterproductive in the struggle to stop this deadly virus...
...late in our conversation that I start to see shades of "Mickey" emerging. It's subtle-Rawson is calm and reserved where the coach in Rocky was acerbic and tightly-wound-and yet its definitely there. But I never do attempt to confirm the rumor. It seems like there's only so much to be gained from talking about the past...
...year of female singer/songwriters; a summer for Lilith Fair to prosper in the wake of its participants' success; the post-Morissette calm after the storm: Emotionally-charged solo girl performers have been a recent mainstay on commercial radio and they are welcomed with open arms...