Word: altruism
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Despite her altruism, though, the Countess must still defend herself against unbelievers. "Skeptic in Kansas City," instead of seeking help, charges that "if you were such a great psychic you wouldn't be writing for a weekly newspaper." If, "Skeptic" says, the Countess had any brains she would predict winning lottery numbers. But Sabak retorts, "I stopped playing lotteries after I became a multimillionaire early in my career. I now devote my time to helping other people free of charge. Writing a column for The Weekly World News--with my six-figure salary donated to charity--is just...
...course, forces other than altruism may be at work. Attorneys usually work on a contingency fee, collecting nothing if the action fails but pocketing at least 30% of the proceeds if the defendants pay up. The three judgments so far in implant cases have ranged from $4.5 million to $7.3 million. Cases settled out of court can bring...
...athlete, one of our last and greatest heroes. He was a player and a leader who showed altruism on and off the court, a man who through his ever-present smile and honest game set an unparalleled example of fairness and bravery. He inspired through his passes, as well as through his high-fives, as much by sinking a three-point as by helping an opponent off the ground...
...rubs his hands in anticipation -- he knows all about the Cardinal's mistress, his alcoholism and his rumored misuse of church funds. But as the priest pokes through the debris of a dead man's life, he finds that His Eminence performed many hidden acts of bravery and altruism. Is he worthy of canonization? Or does the past throw too long a shadow? Can it be that Greeley is knowledgeable and skilled enough to make the reader care? Saints preserve...
...amid the oohing and aahing over his impossible dunks, something important is usually overlooked: Jordan's passing. In the grammar of basketball, passes are verbs. More than that, passing is a form of altruism, the unselfishness that transforms an agglomeration of individuals into a cohesive unit. Superb offensive players are rarely good passers. They appear narcissistic, locked inside their own talent. Elgin Baylor, Earl Monroe, Jerry West, Julius Erving often seemed alone on the court with the ball, solo artists in a team sport...