Word: controller
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Dates: during 1990-1990
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...Fayette County to discern the profound social conservatism that permeates the mountain communities. One elderly woman at the church lowered her voice to a whisper to say "I hope they ain't any dope at Harvard." I suspect that the most hated phrase in southern West Virginia is "gun control...
...have a running superstition. I pass out two jelly beans to each player before each match." Chang said. "Mike Shyjan. for example, relies on his net and services game. So, he takes a yellow `tennis control pill' for his volley and a blue one for his serves. Since we've adhered to this practice, We haven't lost a match...
...inexplicable that 10 times as many women as men suffer from these illnesses. If a woman cannot find an internal coping method for her own pain, she will take socially dictated measures. If television and magazines do not lie, a woman in control of her life is attractive and a little slim, and a beautiful woman is a happy woman...
...problem is that they do lie. Bulimic and anorexic women grab hold of these myths because physical control is more readily attained than emotional control. Psychiatrists will tell you not to discuss food or appearance with these women, because doing so only encourages the illusion that appearances are all, and that the female psyche is negligible in that context...
...only bulimics and anoerexics are hurt by the stress on appearances. For all the women who are in serious physical danger from eating disorders, countless more are in psychological danger, countless women who have eating concerns that control and paralyze their lives...