Word: helpful
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...found that Negroes' mental troubles, though aggravated by their underprivileged status, are essentially no different from those of his wealthy private patients. "The only difference," he says, "is that here in Harlem the trouble is much more naked and obvious. . . . What the Negro needs, and what psychiatry must help him find, is the will to survive in a hostile world...
...start with, says Flexner, "he read the few books about art available to him, with all the concentration of a virgin deep in tales of love." The books were not much help, so Copley went counter to the conventions and painted as photographically as he knew how. Gradually he evolved a useful and straightforward theory of his own; he concluded that his paintings were "almost always good in proportion to the time I give them, provided I have a subject that is picturesque...
...this service is far more than the taking of solemn vows. It is one of blessing. For it is only through God's help that you can keep the promise you have made. God's blessing has been given you that you may so live together in this life that in the world to come you may have everlasting life. The ever-living Christ is here to bless you. And He will always be near to help and guide you. His perfect love will deepen your love. The nearer you keep to Him the nearer you will...
...necessary for you to believe that I deserve what I get. It doesn't enter your mind, does it-that a man might not be able to help being hammered down? . . . And do you know what? It's a Jewish point of view. You'll find it all over the Bible. God doesn't make mistakes. He's the department of weights and measures. If you're okay, he's okay, too. That's what Job's friends come and say to him. But I'll tell you something...
Appealing throughout the University for help in providing "a cheerful vacation" for foreign students, the International Activities Committee of the Students Council last night swung into action for the first time this term...