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Shannon Faulkner would have been a quitter if she had dropped out during the two years it took her just to get into the Citadel [SOCIETY, Aug. 28]. Had her classmates at the school been kinder and more welcoming, she probably could have made it. Even though she quit, I still think she is one of the bravest women in the U.S.--certainly braver than most of the men in the Citadel. MATT CALCARA Overland Park, Kansas AOL: Cal Clan
...animal" in us. Freud, and various thinkers since, saw "civilization" as an oppressive force that thwarts basic animal urges such as lust and aggression, transmuting them into psychopathology. But evolutionary psychology suggests that a larger threat to mental health may be the way civilization thwarts civility. There is a kinder, gentler side of human nature, and it seems increasingly to be a victim of repression...
...kinder, gentler, larger Clarence Thomas. Here's a clue: Brian Grazer, producer of this actor's current movie, says, "From what I know of him, he's not really approachable. But when I saw him like this ... there's a sweetness that comes out." When the actor had heard Grazer was remaking a comedy classic, he called and pitched himself doing the lead-but with the twist of being extremely obese instead of just buck-toothed. "He was so passionate, I told him we'd do it right then," says Grazer. Give up? It's EDDIE MURPHY updating Jerry Lewis...
...trends are not much kinder to Democrats elsewhere in the country. A national poll released last week by Republican Ed Goeas and Democrat Celinda Lake showed that voters had more confidence in the Republican Party on most issues and preferred Republican candidates for Congress. As a result, congressional expert Charles Cook gives the Democrats almost no chance of winning back a majority in the Senate next year and a 40% chance at most of retaking the House. One reason, says Cook, is simple lack of preparation: "I see none of the introspection that we saw the Democrats do during...
...kinder, gentler image is not what the First Lady needs. A firm stance and a reply of ``I am bitch, hear me roar!'' is the ticket for dealing with her critics...