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...consummate patriot, however, Kleindienst is convinced that the Watergate ordeal reflects positively upon American democracy...
...hour later, her two brothers drove to her house to remonstrate, reminding her that she was "dealing with a force that did not have a face and that we do not have control over." One of her chief concerns was the fate of the next person to face an ordeal like hers if she didn't carry the fight all the way. "She was frustrated," says brother Don. "And yes, there were tears." Finally, at 3 a.m., she seemed to cave in quite suddenly. She would take the general discharge. And at last everyone went...
...performances. "Sandy is like a video camera," says Robinson, "observing me, saying 'O.K., this is working really well' or 'If you move your arms down to the side, you'll look more open and the kids will want to approach you.'" Luebbe listened to Robinson's account of her ordeal and, referring to little colored bars used to convey the concept of fractions, said, "Manipulatives. You have to use manipulatives so they can do hands-on work to understand what you're teaching...
According to Expository Writing Preceptor Anne E. Fernald, plagiarism is an emotional ordeal for the instructor as well as the plagiarist...
Ingraham said that until her brother's ordeal she didn't understand the urgency for AIDS funding, the problems gay couples face with insurance and the emotional strain of continuing discrimination. But doesn't a commentator have a responsibility to find out about such things before venturing an opinion, even if it means looking outside your own tribe...