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...start doing other chores for the Nazis, what of it? At first there is nothing onerous in his duties - and they carry obvious benefits. Lots of swell parties are part of the deal. And he is appointed head of his department at the university. Best of all, his blossoming ego permits him to undertake an affair with one of his students (Jodie Whittaker), which leads him to a divorce from his distracted wife and then into a new, happy marriage. The downside, at first almost imperceptible to him, is the growing persecution of the Jews, personified by his best friend...
While no one questions Burris' integrity, his ego has been the subject of much local commentary. A 2002 profile in the Chicago Tribune described a mausoleum he raised for himself in a cemetery on the city's South Side. The words TRAIL BLAZER are carved into stone on the monument along with a long list of accomplishments. Chicago Sun-Times columnist Laura Washington recalled a job interview she once had with Burris. "The session lasted one hour," she wrote. "He spent 55 minutes talking about himself...
...language of proselytism itself, exemplified by a page on Dawkins’ website, titled “Converts Corner.” Granted, if one were to ignore the comically narcissistic objective of this blog, whose sole purpose is to allow proselytes to stroke Dawkins’ capacious ego by recounting how his book “converted” them from their religious faith, one could defend such efforts by pointing to their foundation in logic rather than faith. But this contention would only hold true if Maher and Dawkins were proffering agnostic uncertainty in place of evangelical certainty...
...Others doubt that Harris presents any threat to his former boss. "Daley has always been smart enough to insulate himself enough," said one longtime city official. "It's not money, really, that pushes Daley. Ego and votes do. The feds keep throwing darts at the board and nothing has stuck. They've never been able to catch him in a lie. Now Harris may be able to do that, or he may not. All we know is Harris fell in with a den of thieves, and he got hooked...
...Seek Amy” that Britney reaches the climax of her carnal-quest. The not-so-thinly veiled euphemism of the title does not even make sense in the context of the other lyrics. While describing Amy, Brit’s hard partying alter ego, the pop tart simply declares that, “All of the boys and all of the girls are beggin’ to if you seek Amy.” Get it? This patent sexuality, shocking even for Britney, distracts from the staler elements of the record. Throughout, Brit’s voice is treated...