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...Teresa's order, are a comforting sight. One of them, Sister Benedetta, kindly gives me a laminated picture of the soon-to-be saint and a genuine relic--a microchip-size piece of Teresa's sari. A lapsed Hindu, I'm nonetheless grateful for any and all gifts that purport to holiness; somewhere in my bags are a tiny sandalwood Ganesha, pages of the New Testament and a string of Islamic prayer beads. In Iraq, you want to have God--anybody's God--within easy reach...
...Luckily, there are studies. There are almost always studies. And recently, the studies that purport to show the differences between Republicans and Democrats - or between conservatives and liberals - have gone beyond the not-very-surprising lifestyle cataloging of traditional surveys, which showed things like the correlation between conservatism and churchgoing, or Democrats' fondness for going to the movies. Rather, the field of social psychology has attempted to peer into partisan souls - looking not at what people do, but at who they...
...Commission on the Future of Higher Education recently recommended that colleges begin mandating standardized tests for students, in order to supposedly hold universities and educators responsible for the education they purport to provide. However, as far as higher education is concerned, the last thing that is necessary is some form of standardized testing. A standardized educational curriculum is mandated through high school. This is the timeframe in which states are required to provide students the basic skills they need to be “productive” members of society. If the states cannot teach children basic algebra and other...
...game a personality test? Yes, say books and websites that purport to tell you how. Applicants often try to answer questions to make themselves look attractive. But tests have got better at fingering the liars, mainly by arranging questions to indicate a pattern--"a lie scale, if you will," says Sackett. Dinah Daniels, CEO of testing company PI Worldwide, says built-in alarms go off when an applicant is faking. Says Sackett: "My advice is to take the test at face value and describe yourself clearly and honestly. If you fit the job, great. If you don't, maybe...
...film Paradise Now and, for kicks, a dvd dash through the fourth season of the television series 24. I watched with new eyes, however, mindful that we are at war and that these sorts of entertainments can influence the public's sense of the struggle, especially serious films that purport to show the reality of the conflict, as Syriana and Munich...