…….all she had to do was ignore her every instinct: The instinct that told her he was not a good man…..the chilly feeling he gave her skin whenever he touched her….the smooth way she had of accepting his every affront…

I don’t know many young people these days. Well, that’s an understatement; I don’t know any young people at all. It seems to me, though, where I left off with relatively young people, students in my college classrooms, that they…

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Patty felt her obligation was to take care of her parents, John and Masako, when they got into their 90s and couldn't take 100% care of themselves. As a retired nurse, she felt she was the best one to take…

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“In archaic medicine, a "simple" refers to a medicine or remedy made from a single, natural ingredient, typically a herb or other plant. These remedies were considered basic and foundational in early medical practices. Here's a more detailed explanation: Single…

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