Word: harmfulness
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...trigger the release of extra growth hormone from pituitary cells. Children deficient in the hormone now take injections of extra growth hormone to ensure proper physical development, but these injections can cause side effects; the new substance might be given orally and would be less likely to cause harm...
...develop her self-esteem and positive racial identity. We overloaded her toy box with black dolls. We carefully monitored the racial content of TV shows and videos, ruling out Song of the South and Dumbo, two classic Disney movies marred by demeaning black stereotypes. But we saw no harm in Pinocchio, which seemed as racially benign as Sesame Street or Barney, and a good deal more engaging. Yet now our daughter was saying she wanted to be white, to be like the puppet who becomes a real boy in the movie. How had she got that potentially soul-destroying idea...
...rand or nationalization of private businesses and repudiation of their debt. But I'm an optimist. Most U.S. brokers won't take orders for South African investments. (One that will, in amounts of $25,000 or more: Noyes Partners, in New York City.) Personally, I see little moral harm in buying them. But to hedge my bet, I donate the interest to a worthy outfit called Medical Education for South African Blacks, in Washington...
...didn't blacken, nor the moon turn red, but the world did come to an end, just as their prophet had promised. The End drove up to their doorstep in a tank, spitting gas, fulfilling prophecies. And if anyone wants to harm them, says the Book of Revelation, fire pours from their mouth and consumes their foes...
...even the fiercest critics could not deny that it was Koresh who placed 25 children in harm's way, who preyed on people who were weak and lonely and hungry for certainty. Certainty he gave them, and abundantly. He was certain of his vision of good and evil, certain of his special insight into the deepest mysteries of faith, certain of an afterlife that promised glory for those who had suffered for their souls. If he is right about that, and there is any justice in it, Koresh has not seen the last of the flames. And the devil...