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...Saddam vacuum. By 2005, the women are all but trapped in their own homes, depressed, often without electricity, scared of random violence and of violence targeted at foreigners, and terrified that their family members will be kidnapped for ransom. Pauline's days, writes O'Donnell, "were punctuated with the constant phone calls she demanded from [her son] Jamal - when he got to college, as he moved from class to class, as he chose a taxi for the short trip home." She tells the author: "There is nothing in my life. I never do anything or go anywhere...
...many ways, the profile of the mass killer looks a lot like the profile of the clinical narcissist, and that's a very bad thing. Never mind the disorder's name, narcissism is a condition defined mostly by disablingly low self-esteem, requiring the sufferer to seek almost constant recognition and reward. When the world and the people in it don't respond as they should, narcissists are not just enraged but flat-out mystified. Cho's multimedia postmortem package exuded narcissistic exhibitionism, and the words he spoke into the camera left no doubt as to what he believed...
...Well, the Lampoon publishes initials to show who wrote which piece. I actually really love writing with friends, that’s the thing I miss most since leaving college...There’s something really fun about getting constant feedback from other writers...
Despite the excitement of starting a new chapter in one’s life, moving on from the military is no simple prospect. Particularly during a war, student veterans encounter constant reminders of what life was like not long ago. “Especially at the Business School, you sit in your plush surroundings and there really is an overwhelming sense of guilt,” said Gildroy. “At times you question if you should be sitting in the classroom or fighting in Iraq...
...college students often find ourselves far out of the range of catching the broadcast of our favorite team at home. We can usually catch the game on satellite, however. That’s something that shouldn’t be taken lightly—in a world of constant interstate travel, broadcast radio just isn’t enough...