Word: traite
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Everyone has a point of pride, a trait held paramount in defining oneself. Some might have looks or will; Ted Kaczynski prized his brilliance. So it was in a sort of self-defense that he refused to allow his mind to be called into question, first by trying to fire his lawyers for planning a mental-defect defense, at least in the penalty phase of the trial. Kaczynski wanted to hire another lawyer, but Judge Garland Burrell Jr. scotched that idea as coming too late in the game...
Hayao Kawai, a prominent Jungian psychologist and a member of Hashimoto's reform advisory council, traces Japan's collective dishonesty to a cultural trait. Kawai likes to joke that he is president of Japan's "Liars' Club." "There is no club at all, really," he confesses, winking. "In Japan, as long as you are convinced you are lying for the good of the group, it's not a lie." So it is that Japan is a place where doctors often withhold information from their patients, instead telling family members about a serious illness. Corporations customarily withhold potentially damaging information from...
...were among the first to experience the Getty. Visitors shuffled through the rooms, hardly looking at the paintings, making their way to the high walkways to point out their UCLA dorms or their office buildings. Visitors seem to understand that the architecture--bold and iconic--was the most important trait of the new museum, followed closely by its status as a new vantage point. The Getty is a place that is art (that happens to contain it, as well...
...draft last year, whereas this year he might fall as low as fourth or fifth. In the NFL draft, that means a loss of probably fifteen to twenty million dollars. The agent could not understand how could anyone be so stupid. But then again, the agent lacks the trait that distinguishes Manning from his brethren: honor...
...admit it: I'm a free-stuff junkie. I will go out of my way to get something for free even if I don't really want it. This disturbing trait has manifested itself throughout my life...