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...crises are so numerous that they eventually lose their pull for readers. Jeremy feels inadequate in speech, in school and within his family. His only forte is sports--on the basketball court he feels confident and free. But even that endeavor is thwarted...
There are in short inherent ironies that have fostered a series of unrealistic notions: the emphasis on external appearance undermines emphasis on good dietary habits, just as the desire for immediate results undermines the reality that fitness is a life-time endeavor...
...hush settled over the Human Genome Advisory Committee, an unlikely assemblage of computer experts, biologists, ethicists, industry scientists and engineers. "Today we begin," chairman Zinder declared. "We are initiating an unending study of human biology. Whatever it's going to be, it will be an adventure, a priceless endeavor. And when it's done, someone else will sit down and say, 'It's time to begin...
...being a pretty depressing human endeavor, has never been a favorite subject for network entertainment. The Viet Nam War, being pretty depressing even as wars go, would seem to be nearly untouchable. Not only was there too much R-rated action (drug abuse, massacres of civilians) but the story had an unhappy ending. Such recent movies as Platoon and Full Metal Jacket could immerse their audience in the muck and moral quicksand for a couple of hours and then let go. But TV series must keep viewers coming back week after week, adhering to standards of "family entertainment" along...
...intention of emigrating to Israel, but they consider the symbolic slap profoundly insulting. The vast majority of U.S. Jews identify with the Conservative and Reform branches, and believe their religious legitimacy would be challenged. They also fear diminished support for a radicalized Israel. "This is something of an endeavor to make Israel more of a theocratic state," says Rabbi Alexander Schindler, president of the Union of American Hebrew Congregations. "Psychologically it is damaging. It says some Jews are more equal than others...