Word: victimize
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...part of a born-again Christian who attempts to redeem himself in Annie’s eyes, despite her rejections. His ploy to use religion as an excuse to punish Annie is disturbing; but even as he commits an unforgivable act, he seems just as vulnerable as his victim. In the same manner, Beckinsale’s performance is powerful and honest. Trapped by Glenn’s pleas, the lies of her affair, and even her daughter, Annie is possibly the most flawed character. But her pitfalls, while frustrating, evoke our sympathies. In the midst of the adults?...
...some kind of miraculous way, the great victimizer of Iraq and Arab politics was turned into a victim himself,” Makiya said...
...October 2003, O’Sullivan was the victim of a terrorist attack when rockets hit the Hotel Al-Rashid, where many senior Coalition officials lived in Baghdad. Debris blocked her door, and she was forced to climb out of the window and crawl along a ledge 10 stories up to escape the building, she remembered...
Women's rights in Iraq The situation of women as part of the society in Iraq has been so much affected by the military forces that exist and by al Qaeda attacks. They've been victimized before by the regime. As I said, I was victim of the regime but their situation improved so much after the fall of the regime. I'm talking about the political side because they effectively participated in all of the elections in Iraq. They participated in the drafting process...
None of this means Spitzer was a blameless victim of chemistry. Sometimes hubris is just hubris. But humans habituate to thrills, which means needing more and more to get the same buzz. "You want to re-create the high, so you up the ante," says neuropharmacologist Candace Pert. And as Spitzer learned, when you risk everything, you can lose...