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...artifacts at the museum marked the beginning of what we conventionally call ‘civilization,’” wrote Professor of History of Art and Architecture Jeffrey Hamburger, a specialist in medieval manuscripts. “The bitter irony, of course, is that the war itself was fought in the name of supposedly civilized values...
...impact in his chest and gut. He reached down, grabbed one RPG, and it goes off and blows his foot off. It ricochets off and comes straight at us. We cross over the intersection, and that's when I saw Larry Brown get hit." Behind Sergeant Brown, Specialist Brown had reached the junction and was met with a short burst of waist-high fire. "He fell against the wall on his left. I yelled, 'Get Brown! Cover...
...reports from local doctors suggest that the country's health-care system remains hostage to a government that values power and public order above human lives. "You foreigners value each person's life more than we do because you have fewer people in your countries," says a Shanghai respiratory specialist, who sits on an advisory committee dealing with epidemic diseases. "Our primary concern is social stability, and if a few people's deaths are kept secret, it's worth it to keep things stable...
...limit damage to China's prestige and economy. But in the provinces, faith in the country's leadership has already been hurt as the outbreak has been allowed to spread virtually unchecked. "How can we trust Beijing when they lied to us for so long," asks a respiratory specialist surnamed Ma from the western province of Gansu, who is now reviewing recent pneumonia cases in his hospital to see if any of them could have been SARS. "Even though this disease started in our country, we are behind everyone else in the world in trying to treat it." Other doctors...
...simply declaring: “don’t rape” and “don’t get raped.” Students will be encouraged to be critical, making the education effective and engaging. Equally exciting is the new part-time position of a prevention specialist who will primarily focus on male members of social groups and athletic teams. Statistically speaking, these students fall into the “high-risk” category of potential perpetrators; consequently, they must work to overcome that unfortunate yet nationally deserved reputation...