Word: forthright
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...twin gifts of self-criticism and resilience; she can be knocked down, but never counts herself out. Among her relatives are some whose resistance to the Peacock Throne had led to their confinement and torture. When the clerics take over, Marji shows her defiance in ways both adolescent and forthright. She'll buy an Iron Maiden CD on the black market, and in school she tells her black-scarved teacher, "We've gone from 3,000 [political] prisoners under the Shah to 300,000 under you." The film tracks Marjane's growing pains (shown literally, with body parts expanding...
Rudy Giuliani's decision to be more forthright about his pro-choice stance on abortion may be the boldest step of the Presidential campaign so far. And while it's certainly a gamble, because it will likely inflame the social-issue conservatives who form a key minority in the Republican party, it's far from reckless. On the contrary, it is the first tangible sign that a candidate has done some hard thinking about the radically changed nature of this year's primary schedule and, in Giuliani's case, decided that the reign of social conservatives is coming...
...this gamble delayed. But Rudy's tongue-tied attempt to nuance his views in the first Republican candidates' debate last week brought the issue to a head. Giuliani is said to believe that his straight talk on a controversial issue will underline his reputation as a forthright leader. After all, the religious conservatives have never been comfortable with the thrice-married, gay-tolerant former mayor of New York City. In that respect, he is calculating he had a lot to gain from a display of backbone and relatively little to lose...
...Harvard as well. “I think that their origins as an improvisational and a sort of a creative engine is really what has driven me with that group, and certainly the funniest people on campus come out of OTI,” he says. The funny, forthright senior also credits his work with Sunken Gardens Children’s Theater, an organization that puts on a show for kids every spring, as a major source of enjoyment. “Really important work is what I’d call it,” he says. While Harvard...
Your look into the crisis-pregnancy-center (CPC) movement showed that antiabortion centers in many cases are forthright about their services and respectful to the pregnant women who enter their doors. At the same time, I am glad you also included a story about a particular CPC that led a woman to believe it provided abortion services only to berate and cajole her not to have an abortion. While many CPCs are sincere, what I call "counterfeit pregnancy centers" also exist. The abortion issue is already contentious enough. Deceit and misinformation only serve to inflame both sides and emotionally damage...