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...fear about flying out there these days. Recently the news media devoted a lot of coverage to the Northwest flight that overshot Minneapolis and the United pilot accused of being drunk in London. Is the danger being overstated? Of course it's being overstated. People are not as afraid of things as they're said to be by the superficialities of the media. People know what it's like to die; everyone is prepared for it. We're not such cowards as one might believe from all the hysteria on television...
...lived in Killeen for 17 years and has a nine-year-old daughter. Abdelazeem says his wife was worried about going back to work the day after the shooting. "I didn't want to go to work," Sahar tells TIME. "My nine-year-old asked me, 'Why are you afraid to go out Mommy? No one is going to hurt you.'" Indeed Sahar returned to work at the base two days later. "Everyone was nice," Sahar said, "and there were big smiles...
...people are going to think that sounds crazy,’” Wymer says. “But when I say that someone talks to me in cinnamon when I’m not as inhibited as much with alcohol, I’m not afraid to write...
...Sometimes I drink just a little bit because it is a way to break consciousness,” he says. “I don’t think drinking makes me more creative. But I think it makes me less afraid to say the creative thoughts that I already have...
...hunters gather together, preparing for their “kill.” Some are shirtless or wearing kilts, all are painted in blue and eager to begin, taunts flying before they even step into the cold November night air. “I’m just afraid I might lose these guys,” retorted Pavel D. Shcherban ’13, this year’s freshman stag...