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A different pair of researchers asked people to rate the attractiveness of an individual by showing them a photograph—but they were only shown this photograph either before or after they rode a roller coaster.5 Attractiveness ratings were higher after the subject rode the roller coaster because the interpreter mistook the arousal of the ride as the arousal of attraction.
No Self, No Problem
Chris Niebauer
Throughout his life Steinbeck signed his letters with his personal “Pigasus” logo, symbolizing himself “a lumbering soul but trying to fly.” The Latin motto Ad Astra Per Alia Porci translates “To the stars on the wings of a pig.”
East of Eden
John Steinbeck
Henri Termeer would live his adult life with little connection to organized religion, but he no doubt drew many of his philosophies and moral foundation from these youthful impressions. His style of servant leadership, his modesty, his empathy for the plight of those less fortunate—these core traits derived, at least in part, from his faith and, by extension, his mother.
Conscience and Courage
John Hawkins
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