Word: alienable
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...findings aren't altogether surprising. People all over the world share similar reactions to stimuli; common evolutionary "physiological mechanisms" would explain why people, regardless of culture or belief, generally prefer "warm to cold, satiety to hunger, friends to enemies, winning to losing and so on." The authors write, "An alien who knew all the likes and dislikes of a single human being would know a great deal about the entire species...
When 17-year-old Sharif Hassanzade climbed into the ring on Feb. 28 as a finalist in France's junior super-lightweight championship bout, the native Afghan and illegal alien knew a win might be his last hope to avoid deportation when he turns 18 later this year. Now, thanks to a victorious performance in which he beat co-finalist Mehdi Nettour in a unanimous decision by the judges, Hassanzade isn't going anywhere...
...also roasted by the cast of On Harvard Time, who joked about Aykroyd’s interest in UFOs and alien abduction as well as his recent motion picture with Hilary Duff...
...point, though, McGinn does touch on some fascinating topics. For instance, those unfamiliar with the military’s psychological operations might be interested to know that mindfucking techniques are used systematically “to undermine the morale of the enemy or to win the support of an alien population.” Likewise, the introduction of philosophical skepticism about the external world, which can successfully convince students that all physical objects may very well not exist, is an intelligent touch in the chapter entitled “Some illustrations.” Nevertheless, the union of such disparate...
Villages infested with vampire bats are one thing. But Nicaragua has its own folklore of blood-sucking monsters. From tales of the infamous chupacabras - the mythical alien, kangaroo, batdog that feeds on the blood of goats and chickens - to the lesser-known comelenguas, an unseen beast that feeds on the tongues of sleeping cattle, most Nicaraguan farmers can hold their own when it comes to telling vampire stories around a campfire. But, perhaps just like The X-Files, there could be an element of truth to some of the legends...