Word: inners
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...just once or twice, wouldn't it be nice if superheroism sprang not from an external accident but from inner strength? If a person achieved greatness rather than having it thrust upon him? If he found a mission, focused his energy, marshalled his talents and just did it? Then his triumph would be sweet indeed: the fulfilling of a resolve or a work ethic, that comic-book readers or movie audiences might recognize in themselves. He'd make a hero of himself, and that would be more than super...
...home in an upscale section of Chicago's Lincoln Park neighborhood. In a 2002 interview with Black Entertainment Television, Kelly denied he was the man in the video, or had engaged in sex with a minor. In the video, eventually circulated on the Internet and sold on DVDs on inner-city street corners, the man authorities believe to be Kelly is seen urinating and, then, ejaculating, on the alleged victim. That June, Kelly was arrested at a rented Florida house and charged with 21 counts of child pornography. "Sexual predators are a scourge of our society," Chicago's top prosecutor...
...blog Stuff White People Like tells us that Caucasians (ahem) like the depiction of inner-city Baltimore on “The Wire” because of its authenticity. And that reasoning also explains why white people have always had a soft spot for hip-hop/jazz/funk collective the Roots and why they’ll probably like their latest, “Rising Down.” The group’s music is “authentic;” it depicts the grim realities of inner-city life. Or so white people will tell you. But then...
...develop a response. C. Mahalingam, chief people officer at software solutions provider Symphony Services, says the IT sector needs to evolve a long-term solution. "What we need to do more is to train and educate employees to expand their zone of comfort, and to draw upon their inner resources," he says. "We're taking in all these brilliant Mensa Club types, and we must provide them with a better support system so they can perform...
...each people differently. Unlike any other minority group in the states, black Americans endured 300 years of slavery. The early 1900s were highlighted by the highest number of lynchings and murders of blacks in America’s history. Even after the civil rights era, police brutality in the inner cities instigated city-wide race riots...