Word: considerate
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Perhaps instead of turning to Geraldo Rivera when tragedy strikes, we might consider turning to a Frenchman whose keen insights into America upon his visit in the mid-1800s still resonate today. Alexis de Tocqueville, in Volume Two of Democracy in America, writes of the exact instinct which stirs our...
Before we inventory the evil we cannot fathom, consider the reflexes at work among these happy, lucky kids, born to a generation that is thought to know nothing about sacrifice. They had no way of knowing what would be asked of them, what they were capable of. Among the kids...
All are things that should be done in any case. But they are just the sort of pricey domestic programs we reward politicians for flaying. Consider that in the average school district, the harried psychologist must see 10 of his charges every day just to see each of his students...
What should we make of this study (besides the fact that even health columnists make mistakes)? It's fine for scientists to focus on individual foods or nutrients. That's how they learn. But you and I have to consider our overall diet and health habits. Start by cutting down...
...placements. Representatives of the association argued that minority children need parents like them in order to form a strong sense of identity. While that view is shared by many officials in the foster-care system, there are now laws in place forbidding officials to use race as a routine consideration. And proponents of transracial placement have research behind them. "The bottom line is that these children grow up healthy and with ties to their culture," says sociologist Rita Simon...