Word: trauma
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...Israel is to avoid trauma at home, it must also avert a debilitating guerrilla war abroad. Three months after the "Peace for Galilee" venture began, the Israeli Defense Force (IDF) is still in Lebanon. After the assassination of Lebanese President-elect Bashir Gemayel two weeks ago, the IDF marched into West Beirut to "maintain order." There was logic to this move. The Lebanese army was in no shape to prevent anarchy, and the multinational peacekeeping force had already left Lebanon. But by taking control of West Beirut, the IDF implicitly shouldered responsibility for the area and hence, to some degree...
...same time, the U.S. held out the hope that the latest tragedy in Lebanon might be transformed into a push for peace. "Despite and because of the additional bloody trauma which adds to Lebanon's agonies," Reagan declared, "we urge the Lebanese to unite quickly in support of their government to work for the future they so richly deserve. We will be with them. This terrible tragedy underscores the desperate need for a true peace in the Middle East, one which takes full account of the needs of the Palestinian people...
Ryan also points out that even after a freshman has become adjusted to Harvard, there is often one more potential trauma ahead: the first visit back home. "It's very hard to go back and find how your own family has changed," she says. "It can be disillusioning to find your younger siblings acting older, your friends suddenly interested in different things...
...produce sounds above a certain frequency, Berlin says, "and it is precisely at this cutoff that ultra-audiometric patients begin hearing." Worse still, ultra-audio-metrics may lose what hearing they have if they use conventional hearing aids, says Berlin. "The aids can cause overstimulation or acoustic trauma...
...about much else. Assaultive language masquerading as sidewalk compliments can remind any woman of her vulnerability. Rape is still a waking nightmare, but at least a little daylight has been let in. The physical wounding and emotional trauma are now discussed openly. America is being educated; more stringent laws and penalties are now in effect and reflect a greater understanding of the crime. But feminism, in its widest application, is still a home-front revolution, and it is in the apartment, the tract house and the split-level that its greatest impact has been felt...