Word: self-respecting
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...discovery that Japan is a male-dominated society, and Dalby certainly does not deny that, on the surface, the job of being a geisha might appear degrading. But she enters the world of the geisha and discovers--surprisingly--a world of women with a strong sense of independence, self-respect and love for the art which is their job. In short, geisha lead an intriguing life that offers meaning and respect...
...that goes against the American grain (e.g., Mormons and polygamy), but in less extreme cases the tension works out to a compromise. Those who make concessions to the majority culture may be scorned as Uncle Toms or assimilationists, yet accommodation does not necessarily entail a loss of integrity or self-respect. If the hordes of immigrants who contemplated coming to America had not envisioned some definable majority culture that they admired, they might not have made the trip in the first place...
...were really not a country worth visiting, but a land where savage Darth Vaders punish and abuse helpless Ivan and Vanyas. Unfortunately for Mr. Reagan's Jim and Sally, however, Jvan and Vanya are part of a very powerful country which seeks to negotiate with the same self-confidence and self-respect that Jim and Sally feel it will not do for the United States President to continue admonishing the Soviets, and it is supremely tactless for him to do so at a funeral. Instead, the Reagan administration itself should take this opportunity to try to improve relations: a trip...
...White House by getting the agency off the nightly news. Says William Drayton, a top EPA official in the Carter Administration, who formed the Save EPA Working Group to counter the Reagan Administration's attacks on the agency: "Bill Ruckelshaus has given EPA back its sense of self-respect...
...many ways he is the most open President we have had in a long time. It is hard to question his sincerity. When he speaks, he radiates conviction. He is attempting to do something important about America's position in the world, to restore its strength and self-respect. One can question specific acts and policies, but the overall goal is urgent and valid. That goal, however, is jeopardized by misperception of what the world is really like, what works and what does not work for left-wing liberals have been the master illusionists for years, and their image...