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Much of the stumbling and incoherence that gets in the way of effective communication these days has its origin in our failure early on to develop respect for thought processes. The way thoughts are converted into language calls for no less attention in formal schooling than geography or mathematics or biology or any of the other systematic subjects. Squeezing essential meaning into arbitrary and unworkable time limits leads to glibness on one end and exasperation on the other. We need not put up with either...
Most ethnic groups say they prefer to be described simply by their place of origin. Individuals of Asian descent, for example, are lobbying against the term "Oriental," which they say conjures up inaccurate images of exotic locales. "Asian" or "Asian American," they say, accurately describes their background...
...Native Americans" are waging a similar campaign against the word "Indian," which is associated with cowboys and the Wild West and has nothing to do with their actual origin...
Many similar cases exist at Harvard museums and at museums around the world. Certainly the categorical return of every work of art to its country of origin is absurd. But some art objects, such as the sacred material of the Omaha, the Elgin marbles and the cave paintings of Tun-huang, are integral to their original culture...
...high in fiber and useful for treating cardiovascular disease, colon cancer, diabetes and diverticulitis. Last May the munchables were whisked off supermarket shelves by their manufacturer when the FDA judged the claims to be false. Just last month, the agency warned six food companies, including Health Valley Foods, Select Origin and Ralston Purina, to remove cholesterol-reducing claims from a variety of packaged foods, ranging from Oat Chex cereal to Rice Bran...