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...mind and body, I scoffed at this quaint notion. Taking herbal supplements sounded more like witchcraft than modern medicine. If this stuff did anything, I reasoned, researchers would have found out about it, analyzed it, extracted the active ingredients, and marketed the remedy to consumers. I felt saved and superior in my tower of Panglossian reasoning...

Author: By Bj Greanleaf, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: That Magical Herb | 4/24/2001 | See Source »

...better military capabilities, Asnes implies, Israel is necessarily in the moral wrong. While the more powerful side in a conflict has greater ability to oppress the weaker side, logic—and reality—permit the opposite. So while it is relevant to note Israel’s superior military capacities, the imbalance doesn’t reveal which side is acting morally...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 4/23/2001 | See Source »

...walk required to reach the Newton Free Library. The concept is good, though viewing 16 paintings based on the same topic becomes slightly monotonous, despite the division of focus employed. If Apesos could “re-member” the positive aspects of this exhibition to create three superior works from the 16 mediocre ones, the exhibit might be worth a look. But as it is, save your time and your T token, and read a book of Egyptian mythology...

Author: By Emily W. Porter, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Re-Membering Myth | 4/20/2001 | See Source »

...Prize for literature. The education department of Gauteng province (where Johannesburg is located) recently announced that Gordimer's 1990 novel, "July's People," was "not acceptable" for use in the prescribed list of books to be read by high school seniors. The committee described the book as "deeply racist, superior and patronizing...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In South Africa, Both Whites and Blacks Fail to Grasp the New Reality | 4/20/2001 | See Source »

...that Syria has any appetite for a direct confrontation with Israel's vastly superior military. The response from across Israel's northern border is far more likely to come in the form of escalated Hezbollah strikes. The guerrilla movement uses a Lebanese claim to the Shebaa Farms district (not recognized by the United Nations) as a pretext to persist with attacks on Israeli forces there. In reality, however, Hezbollah's actions are more of an expression of solidarity with the Palestinians - on its own part as well as on the part of Iran, Hezbollah's primary backer - and their ability...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Syria Strike Could Make Matters Worse for Israel | 4/16/2001 | See Source »

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