Word: discerner
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...terms in which the news is presented are uneven, degrading to Arabs, not harsh enough for Israel's current hawkish leadership and representative of an implicit bias against Islam in the desire to paint the conflict as a religious war. They are certainly entitled to their interpretations. Yet to discern the world media's consistent and deliberate slander against Israel, one need not interpret terminology either way: It is evident simply in what the press chooses to report and to omit in its coverage of the conflict...
...These images of a mass slaughter of animals obviously present the society with a very traumatic picture of the source of its food. Is it possible to discern a psychological impact...
...premises or clear chains of reasoning. Homosexuality has been described as "unnatural," with procreation the natural purpose of sex. How exactly one determines the "purpose" of an act, or how one assigns that purpose moral weight (outside of the naturalistic fallacy that whatever is, is good) is difficult to discern. Even harder is how to justify in this context the rhythm method or sex with an infertile spouse; to do so, conservatives have fallen back on ennobling heterosexuality per se, calling it a "unique two-in-one flesh communion" or invoking, as did Salient publisher Bronwen C. McShea...
Hannibal gets deeper under Lecter's skin, and Hopkins feels more at ease inside it; he revels in this sociopath's freedom from scruple. Lecter's deadliest weapon is not his teeth or other cutlery but his gift for the jugular--his ability to discern and exploit human weakness. Hopkins plays him, suavely, as the anticonscience, the voice of mischief inside anyone with ambition and a grudge. The Devil works in whispers...
...Florida recounts and allowing Bush to prevail [PERSON OF THE YEAR, Dec. 25-Jan. 1]. Perhaps the court did this to spare the nation further turmoil. Many Americans were alarmed by the subjective nature of hand counts in selected Florida counties. The images of canvassing-board members squinting to discern voter intent is unfortunately burned in our memory. The court's ruling brought closure to chaos. RANDALL FOUTCH Farmington Hills, Mich...