Would you help me to understand the definition of the phrases in the parentheses?? Thank you. Describe your treatment in familiar words, but (embroidered with a hint of mysticism: energy fields, energy flows, energy blocks, meridians, forces, auras, rhythms, and the like. Refer to the knowledge of an earlier age: Wisdom carelessly swept aside by the rise of blind, mechanistic science.)

A good living (if you are sufficiently convincing, or, better still, really believe in your therapy.)

Your healing power would be the outcome of a (paradoxical force that conventional medicine recognizes but remains oddly ambivalent about: the placebo effect)

Help me with the phrases in the parentheses to understand them ! Thank you :) Most often the (term) refers to a dummy pill,but( it applies just as much to any device or procedure, from a bandage to a crystal to an operation). The existence of the placebo effect (implies that even quackery may confer real benefit, which is why any mention of placebo is a touchy subject for many practitioners of complementary and alternative medicine, “who” are likely to regard it as tantamount to a charge of charlatanism. In fact, the placebo effect is a powerful part of all medical care, orthodox or otherwise, though its role is often neglected.)

(Most of the scant research done so far has focused on the control of pain because it’s one of the commonest complaints and lends itself to experimental study. )

-what is the term here?

-what is the use of crystal here?

- “Who” refers to ?

Please help me with the definiton of the phrases in the parentheses, thank you in advance. Your treatment should involve (physical contact)

Make your patients understand (how their disorders relate to the rest of their lives). Tell them that (their body possess the true power to heal). Make them (pay you out of their own pockets.)

(Wisdom carelessly swept aside by the rise of blind, mechanistic science.)

A good living (if you are sufficiently convincing, or, better still, really believe in your therapy.)

Your healing power would be the outcome of a (paradoxical force that conventional medicine recognizes but remains oddly ambivalent about: the placebo effect)

Please Help me with the definition of the phrases in parentheses :) (impact of friendship on traditional liberal values, such as equality, diversity, and mobility, is mixed. )

The first problem is that friendship has (political downsides for governments committed to social inclusion: it is, by definition, exclusive). Given that friends help each other, the danger is that the friendships of the affluent and successful (hoard social advantage to the detriment of social mobility.)

Friendship is seen—with some justification—as a private matter, but the strong links between friendship and other social goods—including better health, more effective careers, and higher life satisfaction—should be enough to merit greater attention from (decision-makers). (So what are the political implications of these observations? Perhaps the best politicians can aim for is not to make thing worse for friendship. But political institutions can improve or worsen the conditions in which friendships are formed.)

What is the thesis statement in this paragraph? The Romans kept geese on their Capitol hill to cackle alarm in the event of attack by night. Modern Americans, despite their technology, have hardly improved on that old system of protection. According to the latest Safety Council report, almost any door with a standard lock can be opened easily with a common plastic credit card.

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Another question: What does (remarkable intestinal bypass surgery) mean???

Can you help me with the definition of the phrases in the parentheses?? Some television series portray a world in which (close friendships define the contours of the participants' lives ): parents and children are allowed, at least, at best, walk-on parts.

One of the reasons why thinkers struggle to recognize this trend may be (one of definition).After all, I am a friend to someone I have known and loved for 25 years, but I am also a "friend of The Earth". Friendship is a slippery category. This, however, is where philosophers are supposed to help. Aristotle divided friendships into 3 types: friendships for usefulness, friendships for pleasure, and friendships of virtue.

There are few numerical limits on the (first 2 kinds---I can have a vast business network and hundreds of agreeable acquaintances--)

Please explain about this text, especially the parentheses, and express your idea. (friendship is the invisible thread runnig through society, yet its significance in our lives is, if anything,increasing.)

while the claim that "friends are the new family" is an overstatement, it is certainly (the case )that friendships figure prominently in both the lives people actually lead and the ones to which they aspire.

some television series portray a world in (which close friendships define the contours of the participants’ lives:

parents and children are allowed, at least at best, walk-on parts.)

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Please explain about this text, especially the parentheses, and express your ideas Thank you :-* (friendship is the invisible thread runnig through society, yet its significance in our lives is, if anything,increasing.)

while the claim that "friends are the new family" is an overstatement, it is certainly (the case )that friendships figure prominently in both the lives people actually lead and the ones to which they aspire.

some television series portray a world in (which close friendships define the contours of the participants’ lives:

parents and children are allowed, at least at best, walk-on parts.)

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What does "if anything, increasing"

"At least, at best, walk-on parts"

Mean ?

Tell me the exact definition so that i summaries it.

What are the Grammatical points in this text ! It lifts hearts and lengthens lives.it has been hailed as the (ultimate good) by philosophers and promted by (major religions).the wondrous good in question is friendship.(Aristotle’s highest goal for men) and the third plank of the French Revolution—liberty,equality,fraternity—frienship is as old as humanity and as important as love or justice.but while bookstore shelves groan with self-help books on finding the perfect partner and philosophical texts on the (nature of freedom),friendship barely gets a mention among (academics or policy-makers).Please give your ideas and definitons about this text.