Word: coercion
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...fourth floor has apartments with kitchenettes for those who are close to returning to society. The staff is realistic in its expectations: there are virtually no rules about coming and going, and though drugs and alcohol are strongly discouraged, their use is not grounds for eviction. Persuasion rather than coercion is the rule. Unless a client is unmanageable, he will never be thrown back onto the street. Says Nielsen: "El Rey is a place where some people can live indefinitely if they choose...
...some couples taping can become part of an ongoing power struggle. "Sometimes an element of coercion is involved," notes Eaker-Weil. "It's nothing overt, more subtle. Usually the man instigates the filming, and the woman goes along. But she isn't comfortable." Laurie was badgered into making several sex tapes by her husband Tim, a retired policeman. He intimated he would have an affair if she did not agree. Then Tim insisted on filming a foursome with another couple whom he and Laurie had met in a bar. Angry and upset, Laurie now wants to destroy all the tapes...
...including the ANC, knows how many people accept them as their political representative. Given the level of intimidation and coercion in the townships, only a secret ballot election would reveal true support. Today, for example, people are allying themselves with certain political groups simply for protection...
Voluntary removal of the flag, not administrative coercion, is the optimal resolution of the current controversy. The Harvard community can encourage this outcome by letting the flag's owner know that even the suggestion of racism will not be tolerated on campus...
...lease or cede to Baghdad the strategic island of Bubiyan, a large sandbar in the Persian Gulf that blocks much of Iraq's paltry 18 miles of shoreline. No one believes Iraq is actually eager to invade Kuwait to achieve these ends if they can be accomplished through coercion instead. But just the threat of an incursion may be enough to make Kuwait, with its puny military, accede to Iraq's terms...