Word: mentality
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Last week, President George W. Bush finally signed the Military Commissions Act into law. With the media’s attention largely fixed on questions of Kim Jong-Il’s mental stability and the accuracy of a study claiming the death of 600,000 Iraqis since the American invasion, the president was busy trampling the nation’s constitution. Shielded by a banner announcing “Protecting America,” Bush signed the act after its predictable success in Congress last month, reasserting his right to deny constitutional protections to enemies of the state...
...Surviving Loss, Regaining Life I was riveted by Weisskopf's story of horrific pain and soul searching [Oct. 2]. It made me think of the soldiers who have died in Iraq and the more than 20,000 Americans who have suffered terrible physical and mental wounds there. Weisskopf's story brought attention to thousands of soldiers who left their youth, limbs and peace of mind overseas. They will never forget their government's deception in leading them into an unnecessary war. Florence Graff Wappingers Falls, New York...
Cause and effect are tricky to separate in mental illness, and anorexia, which kills between 5% and 10% of its victims, is no exception. Doctors don't know what causes the condition, though for a long time they've had a fair idea about who's prone to developing it. To some extent it runs in families, though it may be that some parents pass on to their children, genetically or by example, tendencies toward perfectionism, hypersensitivity and perseverance - traits that, combined with low self-esteem, appear to be preconditions for anorexia. Typically striking in adolescence, the disorder is more...
...Mental stress actually has some mass to it. When you think about it, [the machine] measures the resistance to the electrical current,” she says. “You can see a thought. Its really real...
...features artists Mathieu Briand, Janet Cardiff/George Bures Miller, Ryoji Ikeda, Bruce Nauman, and Sissel Tolaas. Upon entering the “Sensorium”, participants are immediately transported into a futuristic world. French artist Matthieu Briand’s “UBIQ, a Mental Odyssey” transforms the gallery entrance into a spaceship based on the movie “2001: A Space Odyssey.” Visitors are then asked to wear a tan wireless viewing device that changes the view to what one of the three other participants is looking at, making the perception...