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...shortage of young Palestinians willing to die for the cause. Even though Israel routinely kills or captures militants, Hamas' al-Qassam Brigade is always able to replenish its ranks. Its actions inspire the admiration of Palestinians who feel that violent resistance gives them back some of their lost self-esteem. At a demonstration in downtown Gaza, I met a skinny 12-year-old who had wrapped his head in a homemade Hamas band. He carried a green Hamas banner proclaiming AL-QASSAM BRIGADE WILL TEAR UP EVERY MAP NOT WRITTEN BY THE BLOOD OF MARTYRS. When I asked what...
Marriage is a heterosexual practice. At the heart of the gay activists' agenda is homosexuals' desire to feel good about themselves and what they do. But is marriage just about feeling good? Should it be used merely to boost the self-esteem of those seeking validation and legitimacy or the blessings of society? Let's not overhaul the entire institution of marriage merely to satisfy the psychological needs of a few. LEE YATLEE Haapiti, French Polynesia...
According to the Rhodes Trust, these qualifications are directed at fulfilling Cecil Rhodes’ hope that Rhodes Scholars should “esteem the performance of public duties as their highest...
...years more to tell others and more time yet to form any kind of stable emotional bond with another man. Because my sexuality had emerged in solitude--and without any link to the idea of an actual relationship--it was hard later to reconnect sex to love and self-esteem. It still is. But I persevered, each relationship slowly growing longer than the last, learning in my 20s and 30s what my straight friends had found out in their teens. But even then my parents and friends never asked the question they would have asked automatically if I were straight...
Another panelist, Dan Black, described himself as “anti-No Child Left Behind” because of its emphasis on testing and its damaging effects on the craft of teaching and student self-esteem. Opponents of the act have argued that it demands higher standards without providing the funding needed to improve genuine learning...