Magic is the ritualized representation of useful emotion, not for the sake of catharsis, but for the practical value of the emotion.
But some of the practical effects are also worrying.
Intimate matters are no longer markers of tragic destiny but, rather, of the practical will to confront them; the market-centered cinema of private life sells the prospect of making one's own happy ending.
Brian Lightman, leader of the ASCL head teachers' union, said that heads shared the aspiration for high standards, but warned of the practical problems of implementation.
This is a region where the family or ethnic network provides not just emotional support, but much of the practical help the state is unable to deliver.
The above studies concern the linear stretching sheet problem but most of the practical situations involve a non-linear stretching sheet such as an exponential one.
But the nature of the practical, empowering and collaborative leadership required at ground level is absolutely at odds with the iconoclasts that governments have preferred to honour.
Veh, a genial character, is one of these managers who can manage dressing rooms well but leave most of the practical decisions on the pitch to their players.
In a public letter, Bartomeu Marí said he made the initial decision to "protect the MACBA as an institution," but relented because of the "practical unanimity" of voices calling for the opening of the exhibit.
It is worth celebrating this anniversary not only because of Darwin's great contributions to science, but also because of the practical ways his theory of evolution improves our lives today.
