Word: brashness
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Step Four: Develop an attitude problem. This is the distinguishing characteristic of any Harvard editorialist. They are brash, loud, and opinionated. They delight in insulting those they disagree with. You must cultivate a sense of smug superiority over the other side (poor, misdirected fools that they are). You must be able to explode in moral outrage at the merest suggestion of your favorite...
...rave or dye her hair a fiery red. At school she is torn between an enduring affection for her childhood friend Sharon -- a well- behaved clarinetist dressed to her socks in pink -- and the alluring world of Rayanne (A.J. Langer), a girl who wears dangling earrings and possesses a brash, sexual confidence. "School," Angela explains in a voice-over, "is a battlefield for your heart...
...game? Had fun? That's what car dealers like Gill and Flow are saying these days, and the valedictory chorus is swelling. Of the 178,000 people who peddle new automobiles in the U.S., most form the brash bottom line between the products of Detroit's Big Three and potential customers. A growing number among these vendors of domestic wares are claiming to have found a kinder, more humane way to do their job. This new breed speaks, often in near evangelical terms, of basic values and touchy-feely sympathies that have traditionally been anathema in the cutthroat race...
...most important factor in the coming days will be China's attitude towards Kim Jong Il. Kim II Sung had managed to maintain friendly relations with both China and the U.S.S.R. before the collapse of Communism in the West. The younger Kim, who is seen as more brash and capricious than his father, will have to continue to rely on China for support in military preparations and in diplomatic circles. Moves towards genuine independence from the larger nation could render China a fearsome enemy rather than a cautious ally...
Despite its audacity, some observers are convinced that DeTik is getting high-powered support -- perhaps from the military. "You don't get this kind of information unless someone hands it to you," says an Indonesian government official. Now that the government has issued its latest warning to the brash journal, however, it remains to be seen how much support DeTik can continue to muster. Despite all the welcome and unwelcome attention, Eros seems undaunted. | "If you are afraid," he says, "then don't do anything in this country." A sensible warning no doubt, but one he at least clearly does...