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...idea was to determine whether the emotional impact of learned symbolic speech, or semiotics, could be as deeply felt as that of inborn gestures. Shrugging the shoulders, for example, is a universal - and inherent - gesture of confusion or surrender, probably because it lowers the head relative to the upper body, conveying submission. Yes or no head nods may go all the way back to infancy, as babies tend to search for the breast by moving their heads up and down and detach by moving side to side - effectively saying "yes, please" and "no more." Not every culture uses head nods...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Giving the Finger: This Hurts Me More Than You | 2/25/2009 | See Source »

...Your whole book is based on this psychological evaluation of Clinton as "hypomanic." What does that mean?It's important to start out with the idea that it's a temperament. It's inborn, it's genetic, it's not an illness. Hypomanic people have tremendous energy. Clinton hardly sleeps. He can campaign for three or four days straight without a break. With this syndrome, you also have immense confidence, and it makes you someone who is very ambitious, hard-working, and creative. There are a lot of positives. At the same time, there are those vulnerabilities. Impulsiveness-not just...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Putting Bill Clinton On the Couch | 10/8/2008 | See Source »

...TIME's compilation on senator McCain is brilliant and timely. It extols the honesty and integrity of McCain, and it all rings naturally true. Real courage comes from inborn convictions, not training. McCain certainly has the right stuff. Our country needs a President who has guts, not popularity. Thayalan Cumarasamy, Cherry Hill...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 9/18/2008 | See Source »

TIME's compilation on McCain is brilliant and timely. It extols the honesty and integrity of McCain, and it all rings naturally true. Real courage comes from inborn convictions, not training, and McCain certainly has the right stuff. Our country needs a President who has guts and not popularity. If McCain wins, it will be the right victory, for he will put country before self, as we all should. Thayalan Cumarasamy, CHERRY HILL...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: McCain: Temper of the Times | 9/17/2008 | See Source »

TIME's compilation on senator McCain is brilliant and timely. It extols the honesty and integrity of McCain, and it all rings naturally true. Real courage comes from inborn convictions, not training. McCain certainly has the right stuff. Our country needs a President who has guts, not popularity. Thayalan Cumarasamy, CHERRY HILL...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 9/11/2008 | See Source »

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