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...just once or twice, wouldn't it be nice if superheroism sprang not from an external accident but from inner strength? If a person achieved greatness rather than having it thrust upon him? If he found a mission, focused his energy, marshalled his talents and just did it? Then his triumph would be sweet indeed: the fulfilling of a resolve or a work ethic, that comic-book readers or movie audiences might recognize in themselves. He'd make a hero of himself, and that would be more than super...
...video was actually a minor at the time of the recording. The alleged victim, now 23 years old, has denied she is in the video. However, prosecutors are expected to call to the witness stand several people, including the alleged victim's relatives, to identify her as the person in the video and establish that she was a minor. In another strange twist, the Chicago Sun-Times reported last weekend that prosecutors will also call to the witness stand a woman who claims to have engaged in ménages a trois with Kelly and the alleged victim. Further complicating...
...romantic comedy: two people meet but do not become romantically involved because of friendship, other relationships, or a career in prostitution. Then the two part ways, and during this separation one or both realize that the other is the “one.” Finally, one person makes a grand gesture to win the other’s heart, and the story ends just as sweetly as it began. Obviously there can be many variations on this framework, but essentially this is what we’ve come to expect, and in many ways it?...
...Samuels’ tone—balanced between sarcastic and vulnerable, innocent and disillusioned—invites the reader to connect with his text. No matter what he’s discussing, Samuels writes non-judgmentally and makes it possible to identify with his subjects, even if that person daydreams about using his knowledge of demolition for acts of terrorism. Samuels universalizes his subjects, presenting a world that is no longer governed by God or tradition, one in which his subjects struggle to reconstitute a shattered belief system and grapple to find meaning. When writing about a rehabilitation program, Samuels...
...substantiates the claim that optimists are generally healthier than pessimists. The research—which includes long-term studies beginning in the 1960s, and more recent short-term studies—primarily focused on cardiac health, including blood pressure and heart disease. Researchers used a variety of psychological and personality tests to place respondents on a spectrum between optimistic and pessimistic, concluding that in all of the categories examined, people who were deemed to be more optimistic fared better than those deemed to be more pessimistic. “People who are optimistic have a good outlook on life?...