Word: self
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Because she's so self-important...
...meanings in branding: "It's a faddish sort of thing, meant to shock or provide a sexual turn-on." In a few cases it may be therapeutic: Favazza says abused children may later undergo alterations "to reclaim control over their bodies" and forge "a mark of distinction to raise self-esteem...
...millions of dollars, prefer to view their books' appeal in less secular terms. "People," says LaHaye, "are beginning to realize that something in this world is happening that has never happened before. The technology is going out of sight, one-world mania seems to be gripping the world." A self-described "prophecy scholar" and minister for more than 50 years, LaHaye, 73, concerns himself less with the books' prose than with their biblical underpinnings, turning ancient references to plagues and famines, wars and storms into crisp, modern plot points. "I prepare a 30-to-50-page proposal, with Scripture teachings...
...taboo he shattered was exposing the secret, closeted discourse among black Americans about their own," says cultural critic Michael Eric Dyson. "Rock signifies an unwillingness among the younger black generation to abide by the dirty-laundry theory. That theory suggests you don't say anything self-critical or negative about black people where white people can hear it. But the hip-hop generation believes in making money off the publication of private pain and agony...
...HAIR Self-maintained ponytails Has Brazilian hairdresser courtside...