Word: excellence
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...what a scrapper the younger Pekar was. A large part of the book explores his use of violence as a way to gain respect and attention from his peers, something he felt he never got from his parents. Other, ultimately self-defeating behaviors also manifest themselves. His drive to excel at everything eventually makes Pekar so deeply fearful of failure that he quits anything that challenges him: school sports, the navy and college. Among other things, The Quitter becomes a devastatingly sharp psychological portrait of how early adaptive childhood behaviors can eventually turn against...
...English school in Beijing, decidedly less romantic than it’s made out to be in the glossy brochures. And there are once-aspiring bankers now leaving the halls of Citi and Morgan with hunched backs and pasty skin, wondering if summers pissed away making love to Microsoft Excel could remain bearable for the standard two-year tenure. There is uncertainty everywhere, and only a lucky few can really claim to be immune...
...cheerleading, they've gained confidence in themselves, but they have all begun to feel the weight of great expectations bearing down on them. An activity that used to be more of a vanity showcase for well-connected kids now reflects the increasingly competitive nature of childhood, not only to excel but to be well rounded as well. Cheerleaders rush from school to practice to private coaching sessions, then home to cram in schoolwork before a late bedtime, only to rise early so they can make more practices in the morning. Good grades are a must, not only to get into...
...perception that Chem S-20ab is less stressful when taken during the summer aside, some students say the course’s structure make it easier to excel than in the term-time version...
...Theater Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy excel as an old married couple in The Petition. Vienna: Lusthaus is a lyrical, abstract dream...