Word: mindset
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...know that they didn't have to rely on Dad's name or money to get them into the college, gaining entrance instead by virtue of their hard work. The top efforts garner the top rewards--this is the model that has become entrenched in our brains. And this mindset will serve us well the rest of our lives...
...film's one-note Welles is a manifestation of a certain mindset that Robbins imposes in the movie's weakest moments, in which the characters expound so directly about art, politics and historical issues that they momentary sacrifice credibility. But the subtler portrayals dominate, and Robbins' direction keeps the multitude of stories on track, heading toward a finish that is more than dynamic and complex enough to justify earlier moments of simplification...
Many faculty members share Putnam's mindset, saying they believe--and hope--that the hype over the advent of the year 2000 has been exaggerated...
...mailroom reorganization plan has everyone fearing the loss of their jobs, and walking on egg-shells, fearing that any small thing can be used as an excuse for not rehiring us into the reclassified position," she wrote of her mindset last spring in a statement...
Altering the public mindset about an issue as controversial as animal rights is best achieved through education, negotiation and extensive lobbying. To resort to such threatening and petty acts as sending razor blades via the mail is to undermine a group's credibility as a purveyor of information and as a vehicle for change...