Word: normalization
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Nineteen men traveled for Harvard, which is about three-fourths of its normal point scorers...
...could sense Ehrenreich's motivation but no dent in sociobiology. She overlooks the most striking evidence ("normal frequency" of intercourse: daily to weekly), which shows that the human sexual impulse is coupled to pleasure. It appears reproductively senseless only at the individual level but is probably the ace that ensured Homo sapiens' domination of the planet. (Hinduism recognizes this connection as one of the prime goals in life.) Familyists should welcome it as a great elixir for the daily tussle and tumble inevitable in marital life. This synergy between reproduction and pleasure explains the huge social benefit a family offers...
...shouldn?t be surprising. ?Evolution is one of the most significant ideas of the last century,? says Kluger, ?and for some it has come into conflict with fundamental religious beliefs.? That there should be tension between the realms of science and theology is normal, and to some extent healthy for both. It sharpens the arguments and the inquiries. But if the teaching of evolution is pushed out of the schools, says Kluger, ?information will be withheld from students and the long-range potential will be to crimp scientific development.? There may be another casualty: the enlightening possibility of reconciling...
They forecast rain, but the sun is actually shining! I was supposed to chronicle a normal day in my life as a quadling, but this screws everything up. Anyways, I wake up late and dress hurriedly. Nothing unusual here...
Finally, a normal reaction--concerned and friendly, without smothering me, and uniquely Erin. It made me feel better...