Word: resenter
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...that harsh immensity on the Canadian psyche, so different from the buoyancy imparted to Americans by their frontier. Along the southern strip, where most Canadians live, Malcolm discovers a culture of impressive accomplishment. He cites litanies of artistic, theatrical and literary figures but notices that Canada begins to resent its heroes as they gain foreign fame. "There is something in the old Canadian mind that doesn't like success--at least the other fellow...
...education-aid bill. Michigan's main attraction was a large pool of skilled workers already experienced in automaking. GM was hesitant, however, to put a plant with revolutionary work rules so close to the company's conventional factories. The Saturn workers and employees at older plants near by might resent being treated differently...
...have always been deeply grieved by the situation in Africa, but I resent the bleeding-heart bias of Sachs' book. No one forces people in poor countries into the irresponsible sexual behavior that leads to AIDS and neglected, even orphaned children. So what if the U.S. gives so little aid? Other nations also contribute. At any rate, money is not the answer. Cindy Clark Decatur, Georgia...
...have always been deeply grieved by the situation in Africa, but I resent the bleeding-heart bias of Sachs' book. No one forces people in poor countries into the irresponsible sexual behavior that leads to AIDS and neglected, even orphaned children. So what if the U.S. gives so little aid to the poor? Other nations also contribute funds. At any rate, money is not the answer...
It’s a shame that people see us that way. But it’s an even bigger shame that we see ourselves that way. There’s a reason that so many people resent us. I’ll never forget when I told Seamus, a middle-aged Irish immigrant living in Dedham, Mass. that I went to Harvard. “Don’t worry, lad. I won’t hold that against...