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...help schizophrenics, Breggin makes some points that many psychiatrists would agree with. Among them: too many doctors prescribe drugs for minor depression or anxiety without talking to patients long enough to understand their problems. Too many patients look for pills to smooth out the inevitable ups and downs of everyday life. And powerful psychoactive drugs can indeed be dangerous if used cavalierly...
Before that frontier opened up, scholars had to rely mostly on Chinese and Persian manuscripts for their information. The newly discovered treasures have helped place those manuscripts in context as well as providing valuable clues to the cultural development of Eurasia. Everyday items such as bronze vessels, weapons, clothing and funerary offerings provide a picture of daily life. And the discovery of both Chinese- and Indian-inspired imagery on porcelain and sculpture confirm Mongolia's role in the cultural exchange between China and Eurasia...
...been trying to make a lot of changes," he said. "Over last year we tried to reduce our prices--we have Levi's jeans at $29.99 everyday....Mass. Army/Navy may offer them for $25 on a special but we offer low prices everyday...
Camp Shelter is an ironically named and carefully set stage, away from the everyday world. Phillips' young women not only confront the dangers hidden behind trees and lurking in deep pools, but they also must grapple with complex family lives that are ever present in the narrative. In Phillips' depictions of both city and country life, evil is something children are pushed into by corrupt adults. Buddy's physical humiliation at the hands of his father is compared to the emotional bruises that divorce and neglect inflict on the campers...
Grace was particularly shaken by the interviews she did with Robert's former neighbors. "It's depressing to hear them talk about murder as if it's an everyday thing," she says. "And it's just heartbreaking to talk to 10- and 11-year-olds who don't expect to live past 19. As I was leaving Yummy's block, a woman called out to me, 'When are you coming back? You've gotten to be my friend.' Sometimes stories get to you; this one left my stomach in knots." Hull, who wrote our cover story last year on kids...