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10″Governmentsmustensurethattheirmajorcitiesreceivethefinancialsupporttheyneedinordertothrive,becauseitisprimarilyincitiesthatanation”sculturaltraditionsarepreservedandgenerated.”
11″Allnationsshouldhelpsupportthedevelopmentofaglobaluniversitydesignedtoengagestudentsintheprocessofsolvingtheworld”smostpersistentsocialproblems.”
17″Therearetwotypesoflaws:justandunjust.Everyindividualinasocietyhasaresponsibilitytoobeyjustlawsand,evenmoreimportantly,todisobeyandresistunjustlaws.”
48″Thestudyofhistoryplacestoomuchemphasisonindividuals.Themostsignificanteventsandtrendsinhistoryweremadepossiblenotbythefamousfew,butbygroupsofpeoplewhoseidentitieshavelongbeenforgotten.”
93″Theconceptof”individualresponsibility”isanecessaryfiction.Althoughsocietiesmustholdindividualsaccountablefortheirownactions,people”sbehaviorislargelydeterminedbyforcesnotoftheirownmaking.”
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38ThefollowingmemoappearedinthenewsletteroftheWestMeriaPublicHealthCouncil.
“Aninnovativetreatmenthascometoourattentionthatpromisestosignificantlyreduceabsenteeisminourschoolsandworkplaces.AstudyreportsthatinnearbyEastMeria,wherefishconsumptionisveryhigh,peoplevisitthedoctoronlyonceortwiceperyearforthetreatmentofcolds.Clearly,eatingasubstantialamountoffishcanpreventcolds.Sincecoldsarethereasonmostfrequentlygivenforabsencesfromschoolandwork,werecommendthedailyuseofIchthaid,anutritionalsupplementderivedfromfishoil,asagoodwaytopreventcoldsandlowerabsenteeism.”
51Thefollowingappearedinamedicalnewsletter.
“Doctorshavelongsuspectedthatsecondaryinfectionsmaykeepsomepatientsfromhealingquicklyafterseveremusclestrain.Thishypothesishasnowbeenprovedbypreliminaryresultsofastudyoftwogroupsofpatients.Thefirstgroupofpatients,allbeingtreatedformuscleinjuriesbyDr.Newland,adoctorwhospecializesinsportsmedicine,tookantibioticsregularlythroughouttheirtreatment.Theirrecuperationtimewas,onaverage,40percentquickerthantypicallyexpected.Patientsinthesecondgroup,allbeingtreatedbyDr.Alton,ageneralphysician,weregivensugarpills,althoughthepatientsbelievedtheyweretakingantibiotics.Theiraveragerecuperationtimewasnotsignificantlyreduced.Therefore,allpatientswhoarediagnosedwithmusclestrainwouldbewelladvisedtotakeantibioticsaspartoftheirtreatment.”
82Thefollowingappearedinalettertoaneditor.
“Inmanycountries,woodistheprimaryfuelusedforheatingandcooking,butwoodsmokecancauserespiratoryandeyeproblems,andextensiveuseofwoodcausesdeforestation,amajorenvironmentalproblem.Incontrast,charcoal,madebypartiallyburningwoodinacontrolledprocess,isafuelthatcreateslesssmokethanwooddoes.Moreover,althoughcharcoalcostsslightlymorethanwood,lesscharcoalisneededtoproducethesameamountofheat.Therefore,peoplewhousewoodastheirprimaryfuelcan,withoutexperiencingeconomichardship,switchtocharcoalandcantherebyimprovetheirhealthandpreservetheenvironment.”
147Thefollowingappearedinaneditorialinabusinessmagazine.
“AlthoughthesalesofWhirlwindvideogameshavedeclinedoverthepasttwoyears,arecentsurveyofvideo-gameplayerssuggeststhatthissalestrendisabouttobereversed.Thesurveyaskedvideo-gameplayerswhatfeaturestheythoughtweremostimportantinavideogame.Accordingtothesurvey,playersprefergamesthatprovidelifelikegraphics,whichrequirethemostup-to-datecomputers.Whirlwindhasjustintroducedseveralsuchgameswithanextensiveadvertisingcampaigndirectedatpeople10to25yearsold,theage-groupmostlikelytoplayvideogames.Itfollows,then,thatthesalesofWhirlwindvideogamesarelikelytoincreasedramaticallyinthenextfewmonths.”
186ThefollowingisarecommendationfromthedirectorofpersonneltothepresidentofProfessionalPrintingCompany.
“Inarecenttelephonesurveyofautomobilefactoryworkers,olderemployeeswerelesslikelytoreportthathavingasupervisorpresentincreasestheirproductivity.Amongworkersaged18to29,27percentsaidthattheyaremoreproductiveinthepresenceoftheirimmediatesupervisor,comparedto12percentforthoseaged30orover,andonly8percentforthoseaged50orover.Clearly,ifourprintingcompanyhiresmainlyolderemployees,wewillincreaseproductivityandsavemoneybecauseofthereducedneedforsupervisors.”
233Thefollowingappearedinamemofromthevicepresidentofacompanythatbuildsshoppingmallsthroughoutthecountry.
“ThesurfaceofasectionofRoute101,pavedtwoyearsagobyMcAdamRoadBuilders,isnowbadlycrackedandmarredbydangerouspotholes.Inanotherpartofthestate,asectionofRoute66,pavedbyAppianRoadwaysmorethanfouryearsago,isstillingoodcondition.AppianRoadwayshasrecentlypurchasedstate-of-the-artpavingmachinery,andithashiredanewquality-controlmanager.Becauseofitssuperiorworkandcommitmenttoquality,weshouldcontractwithAppianRoadwaysratherthanMcAdamRoadBuilderstoconstructtheaccessroadsforallournewshoppingmalls.”