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Defense lawyers have a hard time explaining to juries the shame, isolation and emotional dependency that bind victims to their abusers. Many women are too proud to admit to their family or friends that their marriage is not working and blame themselves for its failure even as they cling to the faith that their violent lover will change. "People confuse the woman's love for the man with love of abuse," says Pace's Dowd. "It's not the same thing. Which of us hasn't been involved in a romantic relationship where people say this is no good...
...well-known Japanese-American playwright, writes that the prejudice Asian-Americans face is more subtle than that facing Blacks and Latinos. Particularly now, he said in a recent interview in the Los Angeles Times, Asian-Americans are left out of the mainstream culture. They are in a "double bind" where they are cast as "'insidious' at the same time there's this feeling of knowing them. You get the worst of both worlds...
...second, Brown forward Molly Driscoll scored at 9:54 off an assist from Bryant. Just over eight minutes later, Harvard got into a serious bind, getting called for highsticking and tripping. Down 5-3, Harvard contained Brown for most of the powerplay, but the Bears' scrappiness in front of the net paid...
...exemplar of the new South, he has dealt with blacks and gays, as well as good ole boys and businessmen, on a daily basis with mutual respect. And unlike any other prominent Democrat since Jimmy Carter, he is not tone deaf to the religious chords that can help bind American society. Not only does he know how to clap on the back-beat of gospel hymns, he also draws unabashed strength from his Baptist upbringing...
Workers demonstrated the production of face cloths, baby-bibs, and--at what Sullivan called "the crowning point" of the tour--brooms. One employee offered to let Weld help him bind the corn stalks of a broom...