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...emancipation of the former colonial territories and the turning inward of Europe have both taken place independently of the Cold War. Indeed, these two phenomena are more closely related to each other than to the rivalry between the two continent-states. Eastern Europe has been swallowed and digested by the monster in the East. But the monster in the West has allowed the Western Europeans to determine their own destiny, and they have done so by joining together to save what is left of Europe from complete disappearance. So far, the United States has resisted the temptation to accord...
...times a week in groups of ten. "It became almost a matter of course," reported Dr. Girard H. Franklin, "for them to discuss a mother's prostitution, a father's failures, their own homosexual fantasies or experiences. Their ability to accept and understand these highly anxiety-provoking phenomena was greatly aided by their being able to share their experiences, and their insights into them, with each other...
Whatever the cause, Oliver! promises to be one of those theatrical phenomena that defy good taste and the saws of critics with equal impunity. Apart from being a cross-country box-office sellout, it is already accentuating a curious trend in haircuts. Hip barbers are clipping the tykes of unwary parents in an Oliver-styled fashion known as the "British boy cut" (low bangs in front, thick mop in back), and many a little boy will soon look rather like a wistful needle in a haystack...
...Christian theologians insist that there is no basic conflict between religion and science?and a lot of scientists agree. They are convinced that if the Christian faith managed to assimilate Darwin there are few other scientific discoveries it cannot handle. Science's function is to describe the nature and phenomena of life?and leave the description of its purpose to religion. Says the University of California's Nobel-prizewinning Chemist Willard Libby: "Science and religion are not in conflict, nor are they in full cooperation. They are fulfilling very different needs...
...introductory survey of biology which, unlike most elementary courses, emphasizes a molecular approach to biological phenomena. Wald stresses atomic structure and basic physical concepts in the Fall before turning to the more standard aspects of biology in the Spring...