Word: warriorism
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...final films, the boy will grow into the holy warrior. Those climactic works couldn't have a stronger prelude than Half-Blood Prince - an evocation, not leering but knowing, of adolescence under siege...
...James, it's his headiest, most essential adrenaline. Though his mates aren't crazy about his methods--Sanborn sucker punches James in the jaw after one escapade--they'll come to appreciate him. "Not very good with people, are you?" Eldridge says to James. "But you're a good warrior...
...they chant the name of the one man they say has helped them: President Manuel Zelaya, whom they fondly call "Mel." One hundred yards away, marchers in neat white T shirts and designer sunglasses calmly sing the country's national anthem. They accuse Zelaya of being a polarizing class warrior. And they applaud the troops who stormed his house the morning of June 28 and flew him out of the country in his pajamas...
...draw comparisons to what is happening in real life. There are themes that seem to allude to Mir-Hossein Mousavi, the candidate President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad claims to have defeated: the unwanted quest and the risking of life in pursuit of an unanticipated destiny. Could he be Boromir, the imperfect warrior who is heroic at the end, dying to defend humanity? Didn't Mousavi talk about being ready for martyrdom? (See pictures of Neda Agha-Soltan, the young woman whose death has rallied the opposition...
...level of activity on the MAO-A gene results in an excessive breakdown of neurotransmitters, such as serotonin, which helps keep humans calm and happy. The defect thereby increases the urge to react aggressively to threats or fears, leading MAO-A to be referred to as the "warrior" gene. (See 20 ways to get and stay happy...