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コーラン焼却計画の続報

米国のメディアは、この騒動を、

"...　think media gave life to this Florida burning...　"と、冷静に報道のあり方を問い直しています。

New York Timesの見出しは、

'Coverage of Koran Case Stirs Questions on Media Role' http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/10/us/10media.html

このCoverageは「報道」「取材」といった意味であることは思えておくといいと思います。

9/9 読みやすい最新記事

September 8, 2010, 4:30 pm
Florida Pastor Says Koran Burning Still On
By ROBERT MACKEY AND DAMIEN CAVE
Terry Jones, the pastor of a tiny Florida church that has garnered worldwide attention for its plan to burn more than 200 copies of the Koran, told reporters on Wednesday that, “as of this time, we have no intention of canceling.” He added, “we are not convinced that backing down is the right thing, so on Sept. 11 we will continue with our planned event.”
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/08/florida-pastor-says-koran-burning-still-on/

September 8, 2010, 6:02 pm
How a Captive Reporter Used Twitter
By ROBERT MACKEY
A Japanese journalist freed over the weekend by captors in Afghanistan managed to send two Twitter messages before his release while teaching a captor how to access the Internet on a new cell phone, he said Tuesday.
http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/08/how-a-captive-reporter-used-twitter/

PCWeek
http://www.pcworld.com/article/204934/
AP
http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5gOlT87M5VhheA1HKq45Bt8ly1cAQD9I34MS00

analytic meditation

[その１]
   As a psychiatrist, I was struck by the parallels between analytic meditation and modern cognitive therapy. Analytic meditation may have potential application in reducing a broad range of destructive emotions. So in several of my discussions with the Dalai Lama(Buddhist monk), I asked him to illustrate how this particular method can be applied to overcome a harmful emotion like anger.
   "One begins by learning about the destructive effects of anger," he explains. "One should systematically investigate and reflect upon the destructive effects of anger on one's physical health, one's family relationships and in society. One should analyze this and reflect upon it not just once or twice, but repeatedly until it becomes part of one's deeper understanding.
   "Then, let's say that someone does you harm. Your immediate response might be to become angry, but then you reflect upon the destructive nature of anger, and ,,,that immediately makes you more cautious of giving in to the anger and letting it escalate. Then you continue your analysis, investigating whether responding with anger is ultimately constructive or destructive, whether it will improve the situation or not, and so on.
[２００２年北海道大学]

◎the Dalai Lama(Buddhist monk)の指摘を段落ごとにまとめてみましょう。

◎次の文の文脈にそった意味を考えてみましょう。
let's say that someone does you harm.

語句
analytic meditation[meditation＝瞑想]
cognitive therapy[cognitive＝認知的]
destructive nature of anger[この場合のnatureの意味]
constructive or destructive

[その２]に続く。