Word: resentment
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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Dreams & Delirium. Young (28), handsome Piotr Pirogov quickly found a literary agent, arranged to give lectures, write articles and turn out a book. But Barsov was at a loss. Older than his navigator and outranking him, he seemed to resent his pal's success. An inarticulate, heavy-boned man with thick-knuckled peasant hands, Barsov found himself all but ignored. In his diary he noted: "As always, all-knowing and haughty to the point of stupidity, [Pirogov] insulted me repeatedly . . . Today's quarrel with Pirogov made clear my dependency upon...
...many Americans, Jackie thought, are ready to cry "Communist" every time they hear a complaint about the Negro's status in the U.S. "The white public," he said, "should start toward real understanding by appreciating that every single Negro who is worth his salt is going to resent any kind of slurs and discrimination because of his race and he's going to use every bit of intelligence to stop it ... Negroes were stirred up long before there was a Communist Party, and they'll stay stirred up long after the party has disappeared-unless Jim Crow...
...Home of the Brave" admits for the first time that there are in this country two classes of citizens, white and black, and that the black semi-citizens resent like hell being pushed around. Furthermore, they want something done about it--fast. But Negroes know that before they can be accepted as full citizens, they must first be recognized as real and complete human beings, with feelings that can be hurt and turned sour. Screen Plays Corporation and director Mark Robson set out to demonstrate this first truth without any mumbling or crossed fingers. What they want to show...
...sought out Merindol, fixed the penpusher with a cold stare. "I read your article," he said, "and I resent it. People in the Quarter are beginning to call me a 'dried fruit' and 'ancient vegetable...
...prevalent sentiment is that most freshmen seem to feel superior to the girls on hte other side of hte counter. This the servers resent more than anything else...