Word: strength
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...gender expectations. Are boys becoming "thugs, dolts and cads" because they must demonstrate aggression and stoicism to be considered "man enough"? We should concentrate on breaking down such stereotypes and the belief in inherently male hardheadedness. Let us raise children and promote the positive attributes regardless of gender: intelligence, strength, sensitivity, humility and compassion. Brendan Parent, Los Angeles...
...legal principles, cloaked in republican ideology. Most commentators in the United States lined up in defence of the liberal pluralism in which we North Americans are schooled from birth. But the defensiveness with which Americans reacted to the ban reflects a gulf that goes much deeper than the relative strength of one’s commitment to defending religious freedom...
...radicalism was a threat not just to the West but to Indonesians themselves. Contrast that with the approach of Pakistani President Pervez Musharraf. Though he has been locked in battle with extremists since the army assault on Islamabad's Red Mosque last month, he has yet to acknowledge the strength of al-Qaeda militants based in Pakistan. As a result, when the U.S. points to al-Qaeda's presence in Pakistan, the Pakistani public can easily write off the remarks as American propaganda...
...loyalty in other ways as well. Every new employee of Tokyo p.r. firm Bilcom, for example, must spend a weekend making a three-minute digital slide show sharing their most moving personal experiences. One worker revealed how 9/11 changed his career outlook; another talked about how she drew strength from a gay classmate who came out in college. Company president Shigeru Ota says the presentations are designed to "create a new type of family company [by] sharing life history ... delight, anger, sorrow and pleasure...
...Bourne crashes through a window into the apartment where Dash just happens to be, and the two martial artists go at each other like ultimate fighters, using every fist and foot, every ounce of strength and dirty trick, every piece of furniture and plumbing at their disposal, while the camera is often perched just beneath the ceiling to keep from getting whacked as collateral damage. I'd be more specific in my description of this fight - which might have been made to prove Alfred Hitchcock's thesis that killing a man is damn hard work - but I was too excited...