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...Shameful of the stereotypes of the housewife, Mitran says, “All I am is someone’s mother; all I am is someone’s wife.” Despite the judgment of others over her lack of a career, Mitran ends her song with pride, declaring, “What I choose to do may be dumb...
...leads his church group to the Lincoln Memorial. Looking up into Lincoln’s eyes with “their sad revelation of what it means to be a man of vulnerable heart and floundering mind who found clinging to an elusive ideal more desirable than all the pride and glory of great wealth and great armies,” Hickman exclaims to himself, ”Yes! And with all I know about the things you had to do to be you and remain yourself—Yes! You are one of the few who ever earned...
...know there were John Travoltas involved. I also know that, when I traipsed home minutes later, my hips were sore and my jeans were split. It must have been furious. And when I sashayed back to my side of the train, I might have burst with pride; my sequined-shoed mentor turned to give me a high five and an emphatic “Yeah...
Mullen later admitted he was touched by the pride of the elders and the simplicity of the requests. But he had to warn them, "I didn't come here today with any magic formula ... Inshallah, we will provide the services as soon as possible." The entire Marjah project - which is meant to be a model for all Afghanistan - will rest on the ability of the Afghan government to make good on that. The early returns are not promising. Commanding General Stanley McChrystal promised a "government in a box" that would unwrap itself as soon as the Taliban were tossed from...
...standing as “crazy,” “artsy,” or “elitist.” As long as Houses keep negative impressions from creeping in, some of these preconceived notions, however stereotypical, serve well in bolstering House pride and celebrating tradition...