Word: attestations
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...placebo effect may work in the brain. In one recent study by University of Michigan researchers, participants who were told they would receive painkillers showed increased production of endorphins - the brain's natural pain reliever - even though they got no analgesic at all. It makes sense. Most people can attest that the mere expectation of relief can somehow prompt the body to respond. What most people don't know, however, is that doctors occasionally prescribe placebos to their patients in regular practice...
...short of ascribing Iowans the kind of preternatural polygraphic capacity that many of their number use to justify their place in the voting order. Generally, if Minnesotans have a robust tradition of mocking your obtuseness, the case for your superlative statewide discernment becomes a tough sell. Fundraising numbers alone attest to the fact that the presidential campaigns we’re witnessing have become sickeningly well-oiled and potent political machines, with the newspapers and cable news channels hovering nearby, awestruck and totally indulgent sidekicks. As these behemoths prepare to churn their way through the big coastal cities, gathering cash...
...said. With a screenplay co-written with a friend from NYU all ready to go, Morgan hopes to head to Hollywood after graduation and bring his passion for film to fruition. One of his friends from the Advocate, Marta M. Figlerowicz ’09, can attest to his breadth of knowledge: “He has an astonishingly wide range of interests. You can strike up a conversation with him about deconstruction or about 3-D Disney movies.” Keep an eye out for this one...especially if you’re ever in Cannes...
...Niel says. “Thus far, it’s been a really great experience.”More than most Crimson athletes, the experience has also been a well-rounded one for Van Niel. It’s something that Murphy can attest to—he’s seen his fair share of impressive balancing acts during his 14 years at Harvard.“He’s a scholarly kid,” Murphy says of Van Niel. “He’s not just a solid student, he?...
...pretentious asshole either—as some of his favorite books attest: “1984,” “The Great Gatsby,” “Pride and Prejudice,” “To Kill a Mockingbird,” and “The Catcher in the Rye.” John just loved that AP English reading. Every single one of those books changed his life, as he wrote in his college essay. Some of them changed it multiple times. In his spare time, he reads modern classics with long, paradoxical...