... Rather than being dangerous, conflict holds within it vital messages
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moving toward it with the intention of hearing the messages within...Read more in "The Fight Room" in Tikkun Magazine's Special Issue on Restorative Justice
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Lisbeth Salender is the ultimate underdog, abused, abandoned, disenfranchised, and
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violence, apparently justified... But what are the costs to Lisbeth – and
to society at large – for this violent brand of vigilante justice?
And, given the exact circumstances at hand, was there anything she
might have done instead that would have served both her and society
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Elaine: ... This is an unusual situation... They need a report with a
psychological diagnosis and treatment recommendations for
House by tomorrow afternoon. They sent over a chart.
Mikhail: A psychological diagnosis for a house?
Elaine: Not for a house, for Greg House. He’s the main character of a television show called House M.D., a kind of medical Sherlock Holmes specializing in infectious disease and . . . [looks at notes] nephrology who solves medical cases that no one else can figure out.
Mikhail: ...How are we supposed to diagnose a TV character we can’t even interview, much less formally assess, not to mention that I haven’t actually seen a single episode?
Read more in "Playing House" in House Unauthorized: Vasculitis, Clinic Duty, and Bad Bedside Manner Elaine: Not for a house, for Greg House. He’s the main character of a television show called House M.D., a kind of medical Sherlock Holmes specializing in infectious disease and . . . [looks at notes] nephrology who solves medical cases that no one else can figure out.
Mikhail: ...How are we supposed to diagnose a TV character we can’t even interview, much less formally assess, not to mention that I haven’t actually seen a single episode?
