Word: trait
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Henry David Thoreau is considered a thoroughly American thinker, but in 1854, when he wrote, "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothing," he proved he was also a thoroughly American male. As many a wife and mother will attest, Thoreau's wariness toward fashion is a gender trait that persists to this day. But as frustrating as male shopping avoidance may be for women, their angst is nothing compared with that of menswear manufacturers and retailers...
...second contention—the “backward” practices of forced marriages and sexual abuse are certainly not Islamic, though they are bigotedly associated with Islam. There are many nations under many creeds wherein the treatment of women is questionable. This is not an inherent trait of the Muslim religion. And portraying it as such is, in a word, prejudiced...
Your sexiest physical trait: You really expect me to pick just...
...That doesn't surprise Nicholas Dodman, director of the Animal Behavior Clinic at Tufts University School of Veterinary Medicine. Dodman says dogs can read "a look, a facial expression, a tone in your muscles." Wolves, by contrast, are dolts when it comes to reading such signs--suggesting that the trait arose during domestication...
...himself to blame. Even his supporters say he was better as an opposition leader than as a President. His habit of relying on a small clique of family and friends and a self-confidence border-ing on arrogance helped him survive as a dissident. As President, that trait was a liability. Kim ran an imperial presidency?while he fought for democracy, he never fully understood that its rules applied to him as well...