Word: esteems
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Geyser University Professor William Julius Wilson, the moderator of the forum, said that his studies of the problems of separated fathers in Chicago show that poor unwed fathers without work often lose self esteem, leading them to rationalize that they do not have a responsibility to provide for their children...
...start of the movie, Lester Burnham (a brilliant Kevin Spacey), trapped and overly-insulated, leads a meaningless life with no sense of power or self-esteem; bogged down with particulars, he no longer knows how and when to express the proper emotions and can no longer communicate with his daughter or wife. Burnham eventually snaps this spell by developing a strong sexual fantasy for his daughter's 17-year-old friend, triggering an entirely hedonistic lifestyle in which he buys whatever he wants and smokes pot all day. This is a direct reaction to his prior condition of too much...
That's not to say that the Chapmans' puerile offerings will rise to a place of lasting esteem. No, the point is that work once seen as scandalous takes on new meaning as culture is rocked by alien, disquieting expressions and then slowly evolves. And there are works in this show that warrant respect and have had it from critics and gallerygoers for some time...
Many of Stuntz's colleagues said they share high esteem for Stuntz and his investigations into modern criminal...
...here talking about innocent children being searched," she told the Cambridge Chronicle. "I do not want my son stabbed, but I also want him safe from adults who want to tear down his self-esteem...