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...simulators, many pilots argue that there is no substitute for the real thing. As sophisticated as simulators are in replicating emergencies, they still provide mostly visual cues. The Learjet, on the other hand, can provide the real G-forces and actual sights and sounds. "Ground simulators are like your kid's PlayStation compared to real flying," says an airline pilot...
Self-esteem can also be an educational boomerang. Friends of mine who teach today's college students are constantly complaining about the high self-esteem of their students. When the kids have been told from Day One that they can do no wrong, when every grade in high school is assessed so as to make the kid feel good rather than to give an accurate measure of his work, the student can develop self-worth dangerously unrelated to the objective truth. He can then get deeply offended when he's told he is getting a C grade in college...
...white trash chic” appears to be the last semi-acceptable cultural parody, and is sometimes used as a white male claim on authenticity, a way to “be down” without imitating the racist clichés used to characterize African-Americans. Eminem and Kid Rock have been swaggering up the charts for the past few years, marketing their supposedly humble origins. Their macho antics embody the almost nostalgic perception of the tough trailer trash man as misogynist; aptly, the uniform of the trend is known as a “wife-beater...
...attracted off-stage trouble?charges of wrecking cars and assaulting photographers?with the same magnetism that sets his fans screaming their lust at him. The aura of Celebrity Bad Boy has hung on the kid like the "Kick Me" sign on the back of a high-school loser...
...Fitzy did a great job of competing and a great job with ball security,” Murphy said. “I thought his effort was tremendous. He’s a very poised, courageous kid...