Word: friendships
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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After cracking a joke about someone else's weight, he is hoisted up to bring Don Juan down. It's the beginning of a beautiful friendship as doctor and lunatic are whisked away to a mental hospital to "cure" the delusions of the young romancer. Within days, Jack is swept into the world of his patient, whom he comes wholeheartedly to believe is truly the legend he claims...
...their friendship develops, it becomes unsure who's curing whom. Jack is entranced by Don Juan's tales of seduction, filmed in sunlit soft-core porn scenes with a bevy of scantily-clad beauties in exotic locales...
First of all, the formation of rooming and blocking groups often ends up being a showdown of declaring friendship, leaving many uneasy with the fear of hurting others' feelings. The sad truth is that friends who think, talk and act alike do not necessarily live alike, especially when the space is limited to where there is not enough room to put a second desk...
...that is impervious to everyone else." And thus the inertia of an organization is stabilized: the transfer of power and favor goes to new white men who share the values and lifestyles of the previous generation. This pattern is not unique to hiring; it is ubiquitious among family relationships, friendship groups and casual acquaintances. People find common ground with others reassuring. It is a natural tendency, but one which is exclusive and disenfranchising for those kept out of the loop...
...strangest thing about their friendship...