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...always made do with a simple headscarf in deference to Islamic modesty, as a kid she had played dress ups in her mother's burka "so it was not difficult for me to get used to it again." The law stuck and wearing a burka became an uncomfortable habit: "in the summer you sweated in there, and in the winter you froze. It was a kind of punishment...
...scandals were a problem only in English-speaking countries. But recent revelations in the Pope's homeland show that the problem is more widespread. In February, the Polish daily Rzeczpospolita published a story alleging that the Archbishop of Poznan, Father Juliusz Paetz, made a habit of sexually assaulting young clerics from the local seminary. According to the report, Paetz's behavior became so notorious that the rector of the seminary, Father Tadeusz Karkosz, forbade the archbishop to visit the college...
Lowering the voting age would get young people in the habit of voting even before they leave the city, Davis said, and a 17-year-old franchise could help solve larger problems of low turnout and general voter apathy...
...It’s kind of the like the opposite of smoking,” she said. “[Voting] is a habit we want them to get into...
...warned, however. For those of you trying to leave this idiosyncrasy behind you, things may get worse before they get better. The habit may develop as a result of self-consciousness and turning this same self-awareness upon it only worsens the problem. Following the general derision of my English friends I made my own concerted effort. The result was “like” pretty disastrous...