Word: mental
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...cruel and sadistic manipulation of vulnerable parts of the human anatomy constitutes physical torture. Mental torture, on the other hand, eats away at the human will, humiliates the spirit and causes eventual submission. The use of the rack during the Spanish Inquisition exemplifies the first type of torture, while political brainwashing is a common example of the latter...
...worst tortures, however, are both physical and mental; I can think of no better example than the so called "sport" of skiing. Having finally recovered from my first ski trip, I have garnered enough strength to warn potential first-time skiers of the devastating risks of such a destructive activity...
...Harvard spokesperson said the University does not plan to reinstate the former head of the National Institue of Mental Health (NIMH...
Throughout the morning, Lashman replied to the committee's criticism by saying the Dukakis budget meets the state's committments on education, mental health, the homeless, hazardous waste cleanup and the environment...
Purdy set his station wagon afire with a gasoline-filled beer bottle. Then the man described in a 1987 police report as suffering from "mild mental retardation" walked toward the school yard. At least 300 pupils, mostly kindergartners through third-graders, were enjoying their lunchtime recess. Impassively, Purdy squeezed the trigger of his rifle, then reloaded, raking the yard with at least 106 bullets. As children screamed in pain and fear, Purdy placed a 9-mm pistol to his head and killed himself. When the four- minute assault was over, five children, ages 6 to 9, were dead. One teacher...