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...started to hear from women, based on this book, saying, I got my husband to read part of the book and for the first time he's willing to address this issue. That's the first step. In the same way that Bob Dole made "erectile dysfunction" a household word and took the sting out of having a sexual dysfunction, I think people need to feel it's okay. We know so much about how to help people, whether it's sexual dysfunction or biological problems, or emotional or relationship-oriented problems. There are so many resources available that anyone...
...When asked for his predictions for the 2008 president election, Rove replied with one word: “Victory...
...English department places itself at the forefront of the battle against careless usage. In addition, as E.B. White noted in The Elements of Style, “Vigorous writing is concise.” Orwell agrees, telling us “If it is possible to cut a word out, always cut it out.” It is unclear what the value added by the current long and awkward name is; every word after “English” is superfluous. For a department concerned with promoting good writing, precision and concision are essential. So hopefully...
...college hockey game did not surprise me. But underneath that commotion—of players hustling to the puck or going for the body check in the corner—every game seemed to have one of those moments (call it a turning point, for lack of a better word) that only becomes obvious with the knowledge of the final score. Maybe it was a missed opportunity, the outcome of a one-on-one battle, or as random as a puck bouncing to the stick of the player, who happened to be attacking the net at just the right angle...
...hair for the sake of God, but I love getting it cut and styled. I have a husband who can't understand how I spend so much time at the mall; I have big dreams for work; I play sports; I love to run. I cringe at the word extremist. And I thank God that I am both Muslim and American at the same time...