Word: panic
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...there's a world of insight to be gained from her work on farm animals as well as more exotic zoo animals. Grandin shows a startling tenderness as she teases out what's troubling a wolf who couldn't stop pacing and a herd of antelopes who had panic attacks on their daily walks. (The culprit was a yellow sign; yellow is a scary color for many beasts.) Anybody who thinks autistic people lack empathy should read Animals Make Us Human...
...roar, an eerie silence, then panic-and heroism...
...with two hands. Enough is enough. The next time you can’t find a seat in Lamont, don’t be afraid to toss that half-eaten bagel in the trash and mark your own territory. If someone comes back to claim the carrel, do not panic. Give them the call number for Darwin’s “On the Origin of Species” (QH365.O2 1859a, fyi) and direct them to the part about “survival of the fittest.” Should this tactic fail, you can always just bare your...
...Friday, while we gathered for dinner, we heard an explosion that shook our building more violently than any we had experienced so far. The panic and frenzy caused tempers to flare within seconds as my siblings argued about what we should do. Leaving the building might be dangerous, but remaining inside could be equally hazardous if the building was being hit by missiles...
Congress and the Administration are concerned about the economy but the panic and the adrenalin rush which accompanies it have not hit with a full force. The prospect of another 524,000 people being put out of work in just 30 days and the likelihood that the situation will only get worse as industries from retail and automotive cut more people may be the only thing that drives an admittedly imperfect set of bills though Congress, to the President's desk, and into the bureaucracy that must implement the programs...