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Perhaps individuals like Wilentz simply refuse to see Jefferson as capable of sexual misconduct. Perhaps because it is too difficult to see "the greatest hero of the eighteenth century" as a hypocrite. But by validating the union of Jefferson and Hemings as one of love, we dismiss the tragic legacy of slavery and the complex and perverted relationship between slave and master...
Some might dismiss these complaints by contending it is in men's nature to search out sex. "Men will be men," they say. I say if society stops condoning men's actions they will learn to limit their affection to their girlfriends and wives and leave the rest of feminine society alone. Society needs to realize that, while Playboy and catcalls may seem like small annoyances, men's ill-treatment of women has serious consequences. There has never been a female president of our country, and there probably will not be for a long time. This is not because people...
...often linked to another affliction common to that group, eating disorders. Self-injury is prevalent in all races; minorities are simply less likely to get psychiatric treatment and thus be counted. More surprising, an estimated 40% of self-injurers are men. They are often overlooked because they tend to dismiss their injuries as the product of macho outbursts...
...Instead of translating, he tells everyone that "points" will be subtracted for missing one's mommy and crying for food. According to Guido, the child who reaches 1000 points first gets a real tank, the prospect of which makes little Giosue's eyes widen just enough for him to dismiss his doubts about the game. In one of the film's funniest sequences,Guido translates an SS guard's orders intoItalian, even though he doesn't know any of theGerman phrases that are being angrily barked out.Instead of translating, he tells everyone that"points" will be subtracted for missing...
...make Nero blanch. I lingered in Grendel's downstairs and I didn't care that I woke up warm and peaceful the next day well into my section taking place far away in the Barker Center. I was new and older. The boundaries marking my passage are random and dismissable, but I'd rather not dismiss them. Instead I'll revel in those things which make a collection of minutes and hours...