Word: oneself
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...writing junkie, I picked up Writing for Story, a guide by Jon Franklin, a two-time Pulitzer Prize winner, on the recommendation of my summer newspaper's writing coach and on the theory that it's always easier to read a book about writing than to write oneself...
That is the best part of summer reading. No rationing of pages; no guilt about being unproductive; simply the pleasure of immersing oneself in whatever strikes one's fancy, for as long as one cares...
...human nature. In the first of two parallel plots, a pair of practical jokes leads to the Love Nest killings. A second story line relates the daring courtship and tragic marriage of Edward and Katrina, who remarks, "It's quite uncanny what one sets in motion by being oneself." It's a point well taken throughout this tale of unforeseen consequences and fierce individualists...
...from many here is that they have known exactly what they were going to be long before I had learned to talk. Medical journals and Heidegger-perfect reading material for the potty. All kidding aside, having one's life planned out at such early ages, whether by oneself or with the "help" of one's parents, is an unfortunate way to live. To assume you will not change nor grow interested in new ideas leads to a strict adherence to a prematurely arranged code. Not only do such students leave the undecided at a disadvantage, but they prevent the system...
...moment her husband was elected and the public realized this was no Barbara Bush. Hillary Rodham Clinton has revolutionized the role of the First Lady into one which makes use of the word "lady" seem very politically incorrect. While legal malpractice and financial corruption are indeed condemnable behavior, asserting oneself as an intelligent, controlled and determined woman is not. One must be careful not to confuse Hillary Clinton's "unfeminine," agressive nature with a complete usurpation of her husband's power. We must not condemn her simply for having a greater influence over her husband than did the Barbara Bushes...