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Samoan healers concoct poultices and infusions from the leaves, bark and roots of local plants, using them for conditions that range from high fever to appendicitis. Among them are root of 'Ago (Curcuma longa) for rashes, leaves of the kuava tree (Psidium guajava) for diarrhea, and the bark of vavae (Ceiba pentandra) for asthma. Virtually all the healers are women who learned their art from their mothers, who in turn learned it from their mothers. Now knowledge of the recipes and their administration, even the location of the plants in the forests, is endangered as more and more daughters forgo...
Blumberg addressed the problems girls face in modern society by often turning to their appearance as the root of any personal or societal problems they face...
...girls respond in kind, referring to the principal by her first name as well. In the classrooms, teacher and students sit around in small circles or at work stations, on couches or on floor rugs, discussing how biology should be defined or looking up different words with the root "anthro" in the dictionary to try to find their meanings. Every classroom has a small computer center where girls can work on projects or run programs. Girls raise their hands often and willingly, the exuberance of learning and adolescence made manifest...
Soros' perspective from high atop Cash Mountain affords him a spectacular view for his societal vision. The irony is that the capitalist society that enabled him to accumulate such a disproportionate share of this planet's wealth is the root of the problem. If Soros wishes to identify the difficulties facing humanity, perhaps he ought to look in a mirror. PAUL AZZARIO Southampton, Bermuda...
...self reflection and mentally we looked at the root of the problem," Benson said. "We weren't doing the fundamental things right so we tried to improve upon those things and play the game that we know...