Word: problems
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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Gore was blind to the problem because of his abiding faith in his rectitude. He considered himself an antitobacco crusader; he was the guy who persuaded Clinton to wage war on cigarette ads aimed at children. He was so passionate about giving the speech that none of his aides felt comfortable pushing the hypocrisy issue with him. Like many other overachievers, he is arrogant and a little insecure, but people had always called him Dudley Do-Right, and it never occurred to him that could change. Six months later, during the furor over his campaign fund-raising adventures, the same...
...things are playing in the real world. In March Gore created a fire storm when he broke with the White House to support permanent residency for Elian Gonzalez, a move seen as pandering to Florida's Cuban vote. At first the campaign stonewalled the press, hoping the problem would "just go away," as a top adviser put it. "[Karenna] said, 'You need to explain this.'" About a week later, Gore went on the Today show. Though it failed to undo the damage, it did take some of the bite out of the daily coverage...
...lights flashed in the Middle East and South America last summer when treads began to peel off Ford Explorers sold in Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. Ford initially blamed the problem on the tendency of some Saudi drivers to underinflate their tires to get better traction when driving across the desert. But that scarcely explained the rash of similar failures on the other side of the globe in desert-free Venezuela...
Espelage focused on students in the sixth, seventh and eighth grade, when the problem is most acute. "As kids transition into middle school, they are negotiating new settings, establishing power within peer groups," she says. In this confusing period, denigration of others often proves a successful route to prominence. In boys this generally manifests itself through taunting or threats of violence, while girls are more apt to spread rumors or inflict social ostracism. The study shows bullying tapering off as kids advance into the eighth grade...
Though bullies commonly have high self-esteem, they tend to be victims of psychic damage as well. Most come from homes in which discipline is administered inconsistently or through physical means. They often fail to learn effective methods of problem solving, and by some estimates 1 in 4 chronic bullies will have a criminal record...