Word: havoc
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...incest thwarts normal development is being used to help people overcome its lifelong devastating effects. During the first two years of life, children must learn how to view themselves as being distinct from their surroundings and the people around them; they are not born with the knowledge. Incest plays havoc with this healthy process by violating a child before a sense of personal integrity can fully take hold. Survivors of incest fall victim to extremes. They grow up unable to trust others or, alternatively, tending to trust too easily. They shut down sexually or become wildly promiscuous...
...fundamentalists are down to a handful of Western hostages, and hope is growing that there will soon be none. Years have passed since innocent air travelers were massacred in a departure lounge or held at gunpoint for days on a baking tarmac. No truck bombs have created havoc for many months. Is it safe to conclude that the tide has turned, that terrorism is going out of style...
...stark contrast to the havoc that B.C.C.I. spread from London to Lima was the studied calm at the White House last week. Senior officials described the scandal as more an annoyance than a real concern. Said Press Secretary Marlin Fitzwater: "The Justice Department has been looking into it for some time, and we're satisfied with the way they're handling it." He added, however, "It's clear that the Democrats are going to try to make some political hay out of it. Unfortunately, it looks like everything is going to be political between now and next November...
...example, the administration could resolve the Kloske case by defending its policy on weapons sales to Iraq before August 1990. Explain to the public that it was in the country's interest to sell military technology to Iraq to help Saddam wreak havoc on Iran during their eight-year war. Remind citizens about the U.S. hostages and our opposition to the Khomeini-led regime...
...dogmatists on the left use terms like "self-hating Jew," "Oreo," "banana," "coconut," "racist" and other labels designed to put people in line, to make them conform to established expectations. This damages democracy, and wreaks havoc on the idea of liberal education...