Word: overloads
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...like amyl nitrite and butyl nitrite), which are said to enhance sexual pleasure and which had been used by many of the victims. Another theory held that repeated anal intercourse introduced sperm into the blood-stream and that this could cause profound immune suppression. Then there was the "immune-overload theory," which was based on the fact that many early AIDS patients were extremely active sexually, with hundreds of partners over the course of their lifetimes and long histories of venereal diseases and infections. Under the accumulated burden of so many infections, the overload theory suggested, their immune systems...
There must be some way to reverse a trend that is so unhealthy for children, a trend that compels parents to overload their toddlers with extracurriculars and private tutors at the expense of playtime. There must be a way to convince parents that paying $17,000 a year in tuition for these pre-schools in order to gain some slight advantage somewhere far down the road just isn’t worth it. There is something wrong with the fact that my brother, who goes to a public school, came home from kindergarten to homework, test preparation, and almost...
LIVING: Avoiding sugar overload; why stinky onions are better...
...American environment so saturated with non-credible opinions, mudslinging and a major overload of information, telling the candidates apart is often difficult. How refreshing to read convincing, well presented opinions on the pages of our nation’s newspapers. These endorsements are not only effective but crucial in the last frantic hours of this election. To the still undecided: read the endorsements. Get informed. Make a choice. The next four years might depend...
There are ways out of the overload. We students can—and do—reclaim meaningful discussion whenever possible, by squeezing in a short debate over dinner, or by attempting to share our thoughts and discoveries with our roommates. Forcing ourselves to close-read, question, think, and above all, remember, is all we can do. We cannot change academic standards, but we can make the world of college our own. An incredibly fortunate combination of factors grants us four years to reflect, four years to define for ourselves what matters and how we will approach the world. Productivity...