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...welcome divergence arrives in the ninth essay, David B. Morris' "Placebo, Pain, and Belief: A Biocultural Model," which departs from the heavily clinical investigations of preceding chapters to reestablish the broader, sociological approach utilized by the Shapiros. Linking human behavioral biology to cultural conceptions which range from early Native American culture to present-day society, Morris' argument discusses the resurgence of placebo research and the role of endorphins with vivid allusions to historical and religious conceptions of pain. The capstone of the essay section of the book, Morris' work also prepares the reader for the long-awaited highlight of Harrington...
...only thing missing was the exploding lights. In a scene right out of The Natural, Eric Davis continued his comeback from colon-cancer surgery with a pinch-hit, ninth inning home run that turned out to be the game winner as the Orioles beat the Indians 4-2. The series now returns to Baltimore with Cleveland leading three games...
...mood of triumphant brightness in Symphony Hall quickly changed at the start of Anton Bruckner's brooding Ninth Symphony, which comprised the second half of the concert. An ominous and disturbing work, it swings violently from melancholy introspection to frenzied passages which verge on hysteria. Bruckner started writing this Symphony during what was probably the lowest ebb of his confidence in his own work. The publisher who had promoted and loved his tremendously successful Seventh Symphony had recently told Bruckner that his Eighth Symphony was incomprehensible. After this criticism, Bruckner spent most of his time trying to revise his older...
Going into Saturday's game, Harvard was ranked ninth nationally...
Tufts won that final race as Harvard came in ninth and leaving it in a painfully close second place...