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...fact, even when given the chance to speak about what she has done during the past 25 years—a task prone to self-aggrandizement??Hsia, a mother of one, displays humility, freely abasing herself and hesitating to accept credit for her ambition and accomplishments...

Author: By Vinita M. Alexander, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: VES to NBC: An Odyssey in Film | 6/8/2005 | See Source »

...Elihu Yale was removed from his post as the governor of Fort St. George, the East India Company outpost in Madras. The Company alleged that old Eli had engaged in “self-aggrandizement?? at the company’s expense. Yale was fined and forced to remain in Madras until he escaped to London with much of his fortune intact...

Author: By The CRIMSON Staff, | Title: After 300 Years, Still Second Best | 11/16/2001 | See Source »

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