Word: paranoia
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Rose, who lives in a perpetual state of fear, epitomizes urban paranoia. Her one window is boarded up after the previous tenant hanged herself, and she refuses to let Cliff open it up and let in fresh air. She is a woman who seems painfully afraid of men and sex in general, and tells stories about her good friend Brenda, who, after being wronged by a man, disappeared for good. She is diametrically opposed to swearing, drinking and smoking, frequently breaks out into irrationally impassioned monologues about the vicious boys who stoned to death four of the last seven birds...
...Paranoia over controlling its populace has led Beijing to oppress religious and labor groups. U.S. and U.N. observers have condemned the crackdown on the Falun Gong spiritual movement. China hates criticism but must spruce up its image as it bids for the 2008 Olympics...
...highlights - and serves as both an affirmation and a critique of modern American values. The show focuses on the period from 1956 to 1968 - that exuberant era between victory in World War II and defeat in Vietnam, between the bland complacency of the Eisenhower years and the twitchy paranoia of Nixon's divided nation. It was a time of prosperity and materialism that embraced such pop-cultural Meccas as Las Vegas and Disneyland, and engendered a cornucopia of brand-name goods and futuristic gadgets. The widespread use of plastics created sleek, brightly colored designs for even the most banal household...
...most folks with sensorineural hearing loss, the best help is a hearing aid. But only 20% to 25% of those who could benefit from hearing aids actually own them. That can be a tragedy, since studies show that older people with untreated hearing loss suffer disproportionately from depression, anxiety, paranoia, emotional turmoil and reduced social activity. Brenda Battat, 58, acting executive director of Self Help for Hard of Hearing People (SHHH), with headquarters in Bethesda, Md., knows firsthand the psychological costs of going without hearing aids. "I was the queen of denial," she recalls. "It took me a long time...
...South Korea and the U.S. in developing alternative energy sources (including a series of lower-grade nuclear reactors). And as U.S. officials hurried to emphasize immediately after Bush's statement, Washington has no evidence that North Korea is not complying with the terms of that agreement. Given the epic paranoia and unpredictability of the regime in Pyongyang, the last thing you want to do is accuse them of cheating - unless you're consciously setting out to take it to the next level...