Why, for example, has it taken so long for a volcanic eruption billed as the most violent in human history to come to the attention of modern experts?
In 1980, when the sociologist Murray Straus of the University of New Hampshire published "Behind Closed Doors," a groundbreaking national study of family violence, he concluded that the sibling relationship was the most violent of human bonds.
The Christmas truces were particularly significant due to the number of men involved and the level of their participation – even in very peaceful sectors, dozens of men openly congregating in daylight was remarkable – and are often seen as a symbolic moment of peace and humanity amidst one of the most violent events of human history.
That is because boxing is perhaps the most elemental form of violent human competition still acceptable in modern society.
Araxie's great realization at the end of the novel, however, is to recall that human will can still overcome the darkest and most violent of pasts.
1) Humans are by far the kindest, most compassionate, most creative, most violent, most destructive and most misery-inducing animal in the history of the world.
Cuidad Juarez, Mexico has gained a reputation as one of the most violent cities in the world, and yet the most trying circumstances often bring about the human spirit's greatest triumphs.
Their intense grappling would be enough to crush a normal human, but the behemoths go at each other with precision and strategy in the most violent of dances.
Their intense grappling would be enough to crush a normal human, but the behemoths go at one another with precision and strategy in the most violent of dances.
O.K.? The pedestrians nod and join the back-and-forth human flow between one of the safest cities in the United States and one of the most violent in the world — getting worse by the month.
