Word: admitedly
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...because I was keeping the secret about my mother's violation from myself. To be able to see anybody as abusive, I had to acknowledge that the woman who gave me life also devalued it, demeaned it and nearly destroyed it. It took me 20 years before I could admit to myself that my mother did not love me. To deny what had been done to me, I became a superachiever. To block out the pain, I used alcohol and overeating. When those didn't work, I would drown myself in overworking. None of these prescriptions worked any better than...
These scholars--who, Putnam suggested, were mostly Jews--had created "a climate of silence and fear of reprisal" in which scientists dared not openly admit to believing Blacks were genetically inferior to whites. Putnam even quoted professors who said they feared being denied tenure if they expressed their real views. His speech drew thunderous applause...
...view Israel as the Holy Land where destiny draws them, will come regardless of what hardship awaits. But others, in search only of a better life, may find little to choose between the Soviet Union and Israel. Their dream most often lies in America. But the United States will admit only 50,000 Soviets this year, which still leaves many of the country's Jews wondering where on earth...
Maria and Eliezer say they had petitioned the city for help. They called the welfare agencies and urged the courts to intervene. City officials admit that children like Linda fall through the cracks. "We really haven't faced this before," said Marjorie Valleau, spokeswoman for the Child Welfare Administration. "I'd be hard pressed to name a specific program that specializes in the children." Which left the parents to their own meager resources. "They said what I did was cruelty," said Maria. "But when I begged them for help, they denied it to me. How can they...
Harris says that her openness about her habit has unleashed a torrent of confessions from others who admit to finding themselves in circumstances similar...