Word: dishonorable
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...have a request here that I don't want to be in this cage anymore. It's dishonorable," said Saddam. But Judge Mohammad wouldn't accept his petition. " I'm the presiding judge. I decide about your presence here. Get him out!" Saddam then headed toward the door muttering, "It's a dishonor to look at your face...
...advancement of women. Feminism is not taking away from, or removing the rights of, men.” Just as it would be dangerous to take away men’s rights, it would be equally dangerous to discredit feminists for all they have done and dishonor their hard work by not continuing it. Perhaps very privileged students don’t quite have the realization of the real world outside of college, but surviving in today’s society is marked by a constant struggle to uphold and ensure one’s rights. Women are lucky that...
...screenplays show that the battle of Iwo Jima--and by implication, the whole war in the Pacific--was not just a clash of arms but a clash of cultures. The Japanese officer class, imbued with the quasi-religious fervor of their Bushido code, believed that surrender was dishonor, that they were all obliged to die in defense of their small island. That, of course, was not true of the attacking Americans. As Eastwood puts it, "They knew they were going into harm's way, but you can't tell an American he's absolutely fated to die. He will work...
...your greatness, it is an act of love. By denying them, you’re displaying winner’s or victor’s guilt. You’ve succeeded in name-branding yourself as intellectual, or, just plain lucky. At any rate, better. By whinging, you dishonor your parents, yourself, and the entire Mid-West. Stop assuming a position of mental authority over these fawning, square state, mock turtleneck wearers. Instead, grasp real power. For ideas, watch Mean Girls and learn from Regina. Or watch Sophie’s Choice. Like, this one time, in high school, there...
...have once again shown themselves to be lacking decent values and conscience. There is no rationale or political ideology, including reprisals for past wrongs, that can justify such an atrocity. This latest act should brand these terrorists and their cause, as well as those who support them, with shame, dishonor and world condemnation. Bart Gethmann Wheaton...