Word: esteemed
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...existence to the current vogue for all-black musicals. Ironically, where a Shuffle Along, a Blackbirds of 1930 or a Chocolate Dandies (two other shows for which Eubie wrote the music) were intended for all-white audiences, the current production courts black playgoers. As a measure of heightened self-esteem and possibly amused self-parody, blacks are now willing to admit that they can be superb singers and dancers - something that was regarded as a condescending racial stereotype...
...must prepare for his summit conference with Israeli Premier Menachem Begin and Egyptian President Anwar Sadat. In his talks with these two shrewd visitors, his new-found toughness will be put to its hardest test. If the conference is a moderate success, Carter may reverse his decline in public esteem. If not, his future may be gray indeed...
...most part, these notable newcomers are those who, not without pain, have taken the decision to forsake comfortable backgrounds, familial esteem and personal success to invest their lives in America. The decision may have been reinforced by political, social and economic instability at home, an underlying factor in the entire history of westward migration. Nonetheless, the immigrants have much to lose by coming to an alien society: not only their grubstake but also their cultural heritage, the ease of self-expression in a native language, even the self-assurance that impelled them...
...surveyors judged 16% of all homosexual males to be "asexuals," apathetic loners with low self-esteem who have little or no interest in pursuing sexual contact...
Lesbians were found to be nearly as well adjusted as the heterosexual women, though they scored slightly lower on self-esteem and were more prone to thoughts of suicide. Homosexual males, however, showed more signs of emotional damage than heterosexual men in nine areas of psychological distress, from depression to paranoia. Twenty percent of the gay men had attempted suicide, vs. 4% of the heterosexual males. Thirteen percent of the gay males, and 5% of females, were listed as "dysfunctional" -those tormented by their homosexuality and plagued with severe psychological, social and sexual problems...