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...people subjected to such stresses actually get sick? There have been surprisingly few studies to test that question, but research on long-term hardship at work finds that the stresses are associated with an increase in heart disease. Other studies, conducted by Sheldon Cohen, a professor of psychology at Carnegie Mellon University, found that people suffering chronic stress on the job or in relationships are at least twice as likely to get sick from a cold or flu. The more stress people endure, Cohen concluded, the better their chances of falling...
WHAT WAS THE BIGGEST HARDSHIP THOSE MEN HAD TO FACE...
...them there is no downside to increasing the fee, as the increase may yield marginal benefits to them. Therefore, they have every incentive to favor the increase. On the other hand, for students who opposed the increase, the higher cost may represent more of a financial hardship. While I am not suggesting that $40 will force students into poverty, I do want to show that the issue is not as cut-and-dry as it may initially appear...
...children in Delaware to attend the schools closest to their homes. So far 3 of the 4 affected districts have begun to comply with the law, but Brandywine, Smith's home district, has successfully made the case to the state school board that the law poses too great a hardship. Obeying the act, Brandywine officials said, would leave some of its schools almost entirely black and predominantly poor, and drive down the schools' test scores...
...letter, Summers highlights the particular hardship science programs have experienced at Harvard and elsewhere. Visa policies have been especially stringent for students from China, India and the Middle East, where many applicants seek graduate study in science and engineering fields. The Graduate School of Arts and Sciences has seen a decline of 40 percent in applications from China alone in some of its science programs. Because of these declines, many students abroad suspect an unwelcoming climate for foreigners inside the United States—a perception which has further compounded the drop in applications...