Word: contemptable
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...Keegan's charms has always been his independence, his sometimes brusque contempt for the merely academic: "How blinkered social scientists are to the importance of temperament," he remarks while discussing the attractions of warrior life and military culture. "I am tempted, after a lifetime's acquaintance with the British army, to argue that some men can be nothing but soldiers...
...Black Folk (1903), gave new dimension to understanding racism through the concept of double consciousness, which he described as "this sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others, of measuring one's soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity...
Lyle Menendez:...A complicated, brilliant, arrogant boy, he has been seriously damaged by his impossible-to-please, unbearably domineering father...Cold, calculating, with a bitter, biting humor, Lyle both loathes and admires his father and feels nothing but contempt for his beaten-down mother...
...diaries. Although the federal court is expected to move quickly on the Senate's request, if Packwood is not satisfied with the outcome, he threatens an appeal that "could take years." If he runs out the appeals process and still refuses to comply, Packwood could face civil contempt penalties. Meanwhile, he creates an opportunity for the committee to delve further into the possibility of criminal misconduct. Packwood's unfortunate pattern is that each attempt he makes to preserve his privacy seems to turn up the wattage of scrutiny even further...
...Black Folk (1903), gave new dimension to understanding racism through the concept of double consciousness, which he described as "this sense of always looking at one's self through the eyes of others, of measuring one's soul by the tape of a world that looks on in amused contempt and pity." Lewis, who holds the Martin Luther King Jr. chair in history at Rutgers, puts ideas on an equal footing with his cast of characters. They include Booker T. Washington, founder of Tuskegee Institute and Du Bois' principal rival for the souls of black folk. "The Great Accommodator...