Word: musts
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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There is a rather large difference between suicide and homicide. For some, the distinction is not obvious. They must be taught. If not taught, they grow up in a moral vacuum. Moral vacuums produce moral monsters...
Young monsters. The attackers are all 14 to 17. Their youth is yet another source of mitigation. In addition to class and racial disadvantage, we must now brace ourselves for disquisitions on peer pressure, adolescent anomie and rage...
...understand how corporate America works, maintain the authors, one must understand that "the Dinosaur Brain has some very explicit ideas about how companies should be organized and run. Whoever is at the top has all the rights and gets all the goodies. The people at the bottom have to do what the head dinosaur says if they want to stay in the herd...
...Raging Reptile. First of all, control your own reptilian response. Do not counterattack, and never flee. If the dinosaur attacks during a meeting, try gazing calmly at the beast. Co-workers will remember the outburst, not the reason for it. If the dinosaur is your boss, though, you must either learn to take abuse or make plans to leave. Whatever you do, never call for reinforcements. "A dinosaur whose subordinates have gone over his or her head is the most dangerous lizard in the jungle...
...dramatic turns in the Recruit scandal, which grew over the past ten months into Japan's worst since World War II, left the nation's politics in chaos. Japanese were anxiously asking, What next? First the Liberal Democratic Party must find a new Prime Minister untainted by the scandal. Japan is likely to face months of weak leadership and political uncertainty. That could have consequences as far away as Washington, where a host of trade and defense disputes have yet to be resolved. One of the thorniest was on the way to being settled last week, however, when President Bush...