Word: self-esteem
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...When Southern politicians like Alabama Senator Richard Shelby blocked a $15 billion congressional bailout for Chrysler and GM, they gave their constituents something just as valuable as pork: some regional self-esteem, if not outright revenge. The Big Three automakers, Shelby insisted last week, "have basically failed" because of their bloated, rigid and outdated manufacturing methods, while the South's lower costs and more flexible management schemes are the new exemplar...
...divided, largely on the side of being supportive. Not always agreeing with everything that I've said, but being glad that these issues are being discussed, that Afghanistan is being discussed. Also there is, I think, a sense of nationalistic pride. It's kind of a boost to their self-esteem as it were. But there are always people who disagree, and in my estimation there is a minority - I could be wrong - of people in that community who feel that my books are divisive, that they talk about things that ought to be kept private within the family...
...Twenty-five years ago, Peck founded CityStep, an undergraduate-run dance program for local Cambridge students that, according to its stated mission, serves as “a medium for self-expression, a method to enhance self-esteem, and a means to mutual understanding...
...first time in more than two decades of unparalleled growth, the city that seemed impervious has taken a direct hit to its self-esteem. Certainly, losing a bank name that's been part of the North Carolina fabric since 1879 is a blow to Charlotte's psyche. But most see as bank's acquisition by Wells Fargo as the best case scenario for Wachovia. "We're disappointed that Wachovia won't remain independent but I believe the strength and stability of having Wells Fargo as a partner will be better in the long run," says Michael Smith of Charlotte Center...
...increasingly stable over time, with the same children enduring such negative experiences throughout childhood and adolescence," write the authors of a study on victimization, published in the current issue of Archives of General Psychiatry. "The consequences associated with high and chronic victimization are manifold and include depression, loneliness, low self-esteem, physical health problems, social withdrawal, alcohol and/or drug use, school absence and avoidance, decrease in school performance, self-harm and suicidal ideation...