Word: argumentative
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...years. Then, seven years ago, they had a fight--one accused the other of improperly appropriating a business idea to use in her own company--and they stopped speaking. Recently, one of them, Gail Blanke, 56, concluded that the long friendship ultimately meant more to her than the argument. Blanke telephoned her friend and told her how important she was. The friendship instantly resumed. Even though the two live in different states, today they keep in touch on a regular basis and know everything that is going on in each other's lives. "You realize as you get older that...
Luskin advises focusing on how you will benefit from forgiving someone and having him or her back in your life. Make contact with the firm resolve to avoid placing blame or continuing the argument. Drew recommends e-mail, since it is easy and nonthreatening. If you get a positive response, move to phone conversations and getting together in person in a neutral place. Before you see each other, rehearse what you will say, Drew adds. Advises Houston psychotherapist Sarna Sunshine: "As you plan to meet each other again, try to remember that the grievance that may once have seemed...
...completed the €5.4 billion deal for Legrand when the Commission reversed it, ultimately forcing Schneider to sell Legrand for €3.6 billion and eat the loss. Since the European Court of First Instance ruled that the Commission unlawfully blocked the deal, and Schneider now has a good argument that it suffered as a result, legal experts say this lawsuit may be a precedent-setting case. If so, it certainly won't be one the beleaguered Monti wants to hear...
...There I was, getting ready to argue my very first contested case - and it's before the United States Supreme Court. I'll never forget the morning of oral arguments. I got up really early and headed over to put the last touches on my argument. There was a sense of majesty, walking up those stairs, my steps echoing on the marble. I went to the lawyers' lounge - to go over my argument. I wanted to make a last stop before I went in - but there was no ladies' room in the lawyer's lounge. I think they just...
...Arguments that are “hate speech” need no such label to be considered bad arguments. As members of an intellectual community, each of us already has the capacity to identify bigotry where it exists and to distinguish valid argument from hate. We don’t need outspoken proponents of “tolerance” to do it for us. What we do need is dissent from students like Pappin, who challenge us all to examine the limits of our inclusiveness and to question the bitter hypocrisy of whom we choose to tolerate and whom...