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...never felt any warmth in [Sheldon]," Holt says. "In retrospect there was a psychopathic aspect to his personality," he adds. "He was very adept at manipulating people and exploiting situations for his own benefit...
...ideology they could engender in their readers unsalutory desires and vicissitudes of emotion. Yet women's actual existence--their good works, the various musical and artistic talents with which they embellished themselves, their letter-writing and social calls--offered little fodder for fiction, except in the hands of an adept like Jane Austen. Instead of presenting happy alternatives to boredom, fiction by and for women often presented them in positions of extreme anguish and suffering, spurned by lovers, neglected by husbands, etc. In comparison, Spacks argues, boredom would look good...
...studying history, Mr. Clinton can positively use some of the experiences of his professed political idols. In the words of Henry A. Kissinger '50, a great leader also possesses "a tragic sense of history." Although President Clinton seems to lack this quality, he has proven to be an adept learner...
...across the hall from his was vacant during the tenants' vacation. She makes it her squat and him her quarry. Her national origin is never clear, nor does her array of vowel sounds provide much of a hint. But her spiritual roots are in California. She claims to be adept at ``Vibrasound, Tantric Massage, Reflexology, Chakra, Crystal Therapy, Essential Oils [her specialty], Flower Remedies, Colour Counselling-- you name it.'' Personal growth, she assures the baffled George, ``needs assistance. It needs sharing. Anything you want to share?'' What Katy wants is a big share of George's money, to stake...
...national origin is never clear, nor does her array of vowel sounds provide much of a hint. But her spiritual roots are in California. She claims to be adept at "Vibrasound, Tantric Massage, Reflexology, Chakra, Crystal Therapy, Essential Oils [her specialty], Flower Remedies, Colour Counselling-you name it." Personal growth, she assures the baffled George, "needs assistance. It needs sharing. Anything you want to share...