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Whose Life is it Anyway? relates the story of Ken Harrison (Tom Chick), a sculptor who has become paralyzed from the neck down in a car accident. Harrison's realization that he will never recover leads him to prefer dying to continuing to live as a creative mind trapped in an immobile body. In addition, Harrison feels dehumanized in the antiseptic atmosphere of the hospital, where compassion is considered unprofessional. His request to die is viewed by his doctors as another symptom of shock--something to be treated with valium. Only through a court order does Harrison finally receive...

Author: By Margaret H. Gleason, | Title: He's Not Defending His Life | 5/3/1991 | See Source »

Although the Association Against Learning in the Absence of Religion and Morality (AALARM) may deny it, few scholars place the Book of Adam and Ken within the Hebrew Bible. Nevertheless, AALARM co-presidents now claim that their organization, by means of its homophobia, is the true defender of Jewish values at Harvard. DeGiorgio and Webb have done nothing less than attempt to undermine the independent voice of the campus Jewish community...

Author: By Richard A. Primus, | Title: Whose Religion Is It, Anyway? | 4/17/1991 | See Source »

According to the Book of Adam and Ken, "The very idea of homosexuality is anathema to the Jewish faith...AALARM, in this instance, is the more sincere advocate of the Jewish value structure than the 'Jewish Center' at Harvard...

Author: By Richard A. Primus, | Title: Whose Religion Is It, Anyway? | 4/17/1991 | See Source »

...Book of Ken and Adam--or should I say the Gospel according to Ken and Adam--has an answer to this argument. These leading experts on the Jewish community contend, "Hillel has been subverted by a radical faction...

Author: By Richard A. Primus, | Title: Whose Religion Is It, Anyway? | 4/17/1991 | See Source »

TECHNOLOGY: Eileen Bradley (Manager); Ken Baierlein, Kevin Kelly, Michael M. Sheehan, Lamarr Tsufura...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Time Magazine Masthead Vol. 137, No. 15 APRIL 15, 1991 | 4/15/1991 | See Source »

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