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...punish them physically or expel them. You must never raise your voice to them-if you argue, you are conceding their right to yell at you. You must never stand near them and never, never touch them-hatred for a teacher is part of their code and they must react or lose face if you do. You must never present them with ultimatums. But you must never cater to them in the slightest and never lie to them -they can sense fear or phoniness like animals. Your job is to keep them quiet while you teach those...
...regular staffers, Dr. Alex Inkeles, and Dr. Raymond A. Bauer. Supported by the Air Force, it is a long range program designed for a better understanding of how the Soviet system works and particularly as a basis for firmer predictions on how the regime and its citizens will react to certain situations...
...every lab worker knows, humans seldom react in exactly the same manner as lab animals. But the English ophthalmologists are hopeful that their preliminary experiments contain some preliminary answers. It now seems more probable than ever that too much oxygen in the incubator, combined with sudden removal to normal air, may cause retrolental fibroplasia in premature children. And too little oxygen in the fetal blood stream may help to bring about the same condition...
...would commit in public. There before the voters of Ohio stood exposed a picture of the Taft aristocracy: diplomats, lawmakers, lawyers, judges, civic leaders and a U.S. President -men of property with respect for property, and graduates of Yale. To the surprise of political observers, the voters did not react with the leveling impulse of envy. They turned down a passionate New Dealer and sent instead the brilliant man of lofty beginnings to represent them in Washington...
...profit most by keeping quiet. Lyndon Johnson is a political operator. He senses political situations, understands individual motivations and moves swiftly to organize party positions by reasoning with individuals on an individual basis. As a result of long and careful study, he knows exactly how his fellow Senators will react and how they will vote. Recently, when one Democratic Senator spent an hour speaking against an appropriations cut, Johnson snorted: "What's he wanta waste all that time for? I told him they just haven't got the votes, so why don't we get the show...