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Gimmick or not, elections conducted online have a number of extremely attractive qualities, most notably their potential to increase enfranchisment and attract additional voters. It is a well-publicized fact that the U.S. has consistently displayed the lowest voter turnouts of any industrialized nation. Traditionally, the lack of interest in American politics has been partially attributed to fairly high levels of overall satisfaction with the government a relevant concern this year in particular, given the current economic boom and high Congressional approval rates). The other major reason that so few Americans turn out at the polls is the complicated process...
...Sacrilege!" you might cry, to compare the two. However, the parallels are undeniable. Both Morrissey and the Backstreet Boys possess boyish charm and good looks that are distinctly sexual while not being overly threatening or macho. And while the Boys attract hordes of screaming crowds and attempted groping wherever they go, the situation on Lansdowne St. was not much different. When the doors to the show opened, there was an immediate mad crush of people clamoring to be in the front of the stage so that they might be able to grasp a touch of Morrissey's hand...
...Although Mailer often appears reckless and on the cutting edge of society, most of his exploits appear to be vain attempts to attract attention or to escape an inferiority complex. He seems consumed by a constant drive to prove his masculinity and assert his sexuality. In addition, Dearborn details Mailer's substance abuse, from alcohol to marijuana to prescription pills. In addition, and some would say as a result, Mailer had trouble establishing positive relationships with women. He hardly endeared himself to feminists with lines like "I like to marry women whom I can beat once in a while...
...player. When FM confronted him about whether or not he had ever hooked up with a girl who only knew him as iThe Foz,i he skirts the issue: iI canit recall, but I was probably pretty drunk.i And if the intention of calling oneself iThe Fozi is to attract the attention of women, this man knows his stuff. iOne day at the dining hall,i The Foz explains, ione of my roommates called me Foz, and two girls came up and said eoh, youire the Foz. We were wondering who the Foz was.ii...
...attract more graduate students during lunch and dinner because most undergraduates are on the meal plan," Clarence Mah said. "But we still plan on serving undergraduates at night...