Word: hurtfulness
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...justified war don't make people turn their back on it--just as prohibiting images of an ill-advised conflict cannot guarantee public support. When LIFE published one of the first photos of World War II casualties, its editors asked, "Why print this picture? Is it to hurt people? To be morbid?" Their conclusion: "The reason is that words are never enough...
...attempt to improve the job situation is that private enterprise is suffering from an unusually rapid loss of earnings. Corporate bankruptcies are beginning to rise sharply, and even companies that have been considered rock-solid, such as GE (GE) and Microsoft (MSFT), admit that their core businesses are being hurt badly and are coy about when they think the situation will improve. Large companies have gotten into the habit of saying that they cannot forecast earnings because they have "limited visibility." In most cases that means they cannot predict their sales beyond the current quarter. (See pictures of Bill Gates...
Some children, like some adults, have chronic, unexplainable pain. They have backaches every day or their legs and feet hurt every day or their necks throb constantly - and no one is sure why. Doctors call this pain idiopathic, a medical term for "we have no clue." Idiopathic pain arises spontaneously and without a known cause...
...having to experience pain," says Wicksell. The kids want to play soccer or basketball, they want to go to movies, they want to be able to tell friends they can spend a whole Saturday with them. But for many of these kids, just standing up from a sofa can hurt a little. "So we discuss pros and cons - the short- and long-term consequences of not doing things with friends," says Wicksell. The kids eventually learn how to take their pain along with them to social outings - how to hold it close rather than dragging it at a heavy distance...
...larger numbers of students, parents, and counselors—have proven more effective in attracting prospective applicants. He added that Harvard will continue to visit 127 cities with along with Georgetown, the University of Pennsylvania, Duke, and Stanford. When asked if he was worried that these cuts would hurt Harvard’s perception of accessibility, Fitzsimmons acknowledged that this is “always a concern,” but said that this was one of the purposes of joint recruiting trips. Teaming up with these colleges may help attract students who might not attend an information session only...