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Historians say it should come as no surprise that the Internet--the most democratic of media--would lead to new calls for censorship. The history of pornography and efforts to suppress it are inextricably bound up with the rise of new media and the emergence of democracy. According to Walter Kendrick, author of The Secret Museum: Pornography in Modern Culture, the modern concept of pornography was invented in the 19th century by European gentlemen whose main concern was to keep obscene material away from women and the lower classes. Things got out of hand with the spread of literacy...
...When you lose your wingman, part of you goes with him," said Wright, recalling the moment he saw O'Grady's plane cut to pieces by the sam. "It was pretty much a fireball, but out of the fireball, I could see the cockpit." Wright had to suppress his horror in order to concentrate on marking O'Grady's position. The plane plunged into the clouds so swiftly, however, that Wright could not tell if O'Grady had managed to safely eject...
...lifting serotonin levels in the brain. At the same time, though, the serotonin boost tends to dampen sexual desire. In contrast, low serotonin levels can produce heightened sexual activity, at least in lab animals. In experiments done in the U.S. and Italy, scientists used drugs and special diets to suppress serotonin in rats, mice, cats and rabbits. The result was increased sex drive and, sometimes, homosexual couplings...
Students claimed that the research was thenused by the government to suppress liberationmovements around the world. "The CFIA was prettymuch the CIA," Anne V. Bastian '70 recalls. "Wedidn't like it much...
...Kent State is another example of a longstruggle in this country of the right of people toquestion government policy. To what degree shouldthe government suppress these voices? To whatdegree is military force acceptable? At what pointdoes a demonstration become too violent andprovide just cause for authorities to respond inkind?" Tiene asked in the Chronicle...