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...only one true world, the natural world. The greatest goal for a humanist is the pursuit of dignity, and of ethical excellence.” Although Epstein articulates tenets of Humanism with practiced aplomb, his path to the belief—not religion, please—was hardly linear. He was raised in the Reform Jewish tradition but studied Chinese and Religion at the University of Michigan, intending to become a Buddihist or Taoist monk. Then he discovered “Humanistic Judaism,” a movement which combines Jewish culture with Humanistic principles. After his ordainment...
...allows for the effects of gender politics to be felt acutely, but more importantly, it allows for the non-traditional development of its students. The “desire to grow personally” may be fulfilled, but the transition from girlhood to womanhood might not be typical or linear for the Wellesleystudent...
...iceberg. "There's no mandatory reporting of these cases," he says. He notes that the stimulants in question are known to raise blood pressure and heart rate. "Raising blood pressure of a child or adult continuously over many years worries me," Nissen told TIME. "There is a linear relationship between increased blood pressure and adverse cardiovascular events." Nissen further notes that two stimulants that are related to the Ritalin class of drugs-ephedra and phenylpropanolamine (PPA)?have been banned from the market because of cardiovascular risks...
...while Mathematics 25b, “Honors Multivariable Calculus and Linear Algebra,” is the hardest spring semester course, according to the site, it might not be “love’s labours lost”: The class also ranks as the best among those with over 15 students...
...around carefully enough, you'll find some of Hanssen Pigott's pieces sitting in the cabinets as if they belonged there. It's a small but significant touch. In a prodigious and prolific career spanning 50 years, Hanssen Pigott's work has turned slowly through time. "There's no linear trajectory," says curator Smith. "It's all elliptical. She's coming backwards and forwards all the time...