Word: heinously
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...sort of, just a little bit, maybe in love with a Syrian ophthalmologist whom I’ve never met. Our affair began my sophomore winter, on one of those stinging cold days. I purchased a phone plan, which came with a new number, a heinous gray Nokia, and enchanting missives from one Dr. Ali. That afternoon, I received an unexpected text message, the subject line of a forward from his unnamed Hotmail account: “FW: Pictures of Layla.” I deleted the message. Around dinner time, I received “FW: More pictures...
Like many who see so much of our world falling prey to violence and depravity, Lamont University Professor and Nobel Prize-winner Amartya L. Sen is searching for an explanation for how otherwise rational people can turn against their neighbors and commit heinous acts of cruelty.In “Identity and Violence,” his latest book, Sen argues that “violence is fomented by the imposition of singular and belligerent identities on gullible people.” Using historical examples and a personable style, Sen creates a simple yet powerful discourse on individual choice and identity...
...doctors to cripple and maim their child for the sole purpose of somewhat lightening the burden that this unfortunate little girl represents to them. What really disturbed me is the acquiescence shown by those doctors who consented to commit what in my eyes is a horrific and heinous crime-of course, not before enlisting an ethics specialist who gave them the go-ahead. Arturo Camillacci Osaka, Japan...
...doctors to cripple and maim their child for the sole purpose of somewhat lightening the "burden" that this unfortunate little girl represents to them. What really disturbed me is the acquiescence shown by those "doctors" who consented to commit what in my eyes is a horrific and heinous crime - of course, not before enlisting an "ethics" specialist who gave them the go-ahead. Arturo Camillacci Osaka, Japan...
Saddam Hussein's execution is proving to be as clandestine as the heinous acts he was found guilty of committing. But the Web has no shortage of coverage, blogging and interactive material to keep you up to date until his final hours...