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...have to take the form of clashing ideologies or religious beliefs. Marriage amendments brought issues of sexuality to the table. Harvard students can and should use natural conversational openings to have engaged and engaging discussions with tangible impact on ideas about sexuality—so long as they resist the impulse to treat other positions as stupid...
Most recently, aides for Yushchenko have alarmingly called for President Kuchma to fire Yanukovich immediately, or face criminal prosecution if he does not comply. Kuchma is correct to resist such rash moves; he has instead urged further discussion and compromise...
Whether or not you're a frequent flyer, chances are pretty good you'll be traveling this holiday season to spend a few days with family and friends. If you can resist the temptation to bring along heavy, oversize suitcases or bulky packages, however, there's an even better chance you'll start the new year without having to nurse an injured back, neck or shoulder...
...Nonetheless, getting patients to submit to the onslaught is hard. More than most cancer patients, adolescents dwell in the "Why me?" phase and resist treatment that robs them of looks and vitality. Supple's mother Jenny says he threatened "all the time" to stop taking his medicine and could go for days without speaking. During his numerous hospital stays, his Mum or Dad was always with him, but nurses and psychologists also helped - a coordinated support staff typical of pediatric hospitals. Andrew Young, chief executive officer of CanTeen, a support organization for young people with cancer, echoes the calls...
...Nazi attitudes. Williams College, for instance, was moving to terminate its relations with German universities. The same year that President Conant had tea with Ernst Hanfstaengl, the Chancellor of New York University called on “teachers, scientists and men of letters” to “resist with all their power” the academic policies of the Nazis...