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...opposition is just one person: the Erin Brockovich of decommed soldiers, a Rambo with a higher IQ - Bob Lee Swagger! With a surname redolent of American machismo, and Christian names that suggest both Good Ol' Boy and President Assassination Suspect, Swagger is your standard-issue outlaw hero. He loves his pet pooch, has little use for humans. On being offered the assignment to prevent an assassination, he spits out his apolitical nihilism: "I don't much like this President. Didn't like the last one much either." (As a non-voter for either Bush or Clinton, he's in sync...
...When a person goes to one of these communities, class distinctions can be apparent immediately, and people in the communities can tell whether or not we are being condescending. None of us likes to be looked down upon, and it would be foolish for us to believe that members of communities with fewer advantages than our own would appreciate condescending treatment or attitudes either. It is important that anyone participating in a service trip remains as humble as possible...
That is not to say that it is not okay to feel good about oneself. Instead, it is meant to suggest that a person should not become self-righteous and feel that he is better than others because he has chosen to spend time serving those in need. The attitude that a self-righteous feeling can be detrimental to the relationship between the visitors and actual residents of the community...
...easiest week of my life. Everything did not fall directly into place, and I was not always in my comfort zone. On trips such as these, being comfortable is not the most important thing. By remembering that the trip is really about serving the community, a person can do more than have a positive effect on the lives of the residents of the community—he can also have an experience that changes his own life...
...getting harder to get tenure at Harvard and I don’t think it is representative of any larger trend or event,” Brinton said. “We put his name forward and we don’t do that unless we think the person has a very strong chance, but we know it is not a guaranteed thing...