Word: subjecting
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...Sprewell shows the racial subtext of the league," says Shields. "His hair forces conversation about a taboo subject. The librarian-like glasses [which he often wears postgame] press you to consider him a mental as well as a physical being. His nonchalance and distance force talk about how black men are 'supposed' to act. Sprewell is sophisticated and transgressive. He pushes the envelope...
...Bradley 9. Independent counsel who subpoenaed the National Archives and Records Adm. 12. Prison where director of Neshat was taken 13. Minuteman's home, once 14. __ Buttermilk Sky 15. Governor who signed Vermont's civil-unions bill 16. Cable inits. 17. __ soda (sodium carbonate) 18. Iron or Bronze 20. Subject of 9-Across's subpoena 22. Don, named chairman of Bush's campaign 25. He called drug profits out of line 27. Boxing Day mo. 28. Thickening agent in foods 30. Model of honesty 33. Small bills 35. Role for Patti or Madonna 36. James, scoutmaster who lost his position...
Despite this very real threat during the teen years, many families are loath to discuss the topic with their kids. "There's this notion about depression, and certainly about suicide, that if you ask or mention the subject, you're going to make it happen," says Jamison. Quite the contrary, she says; talking with a son or daughter about dark feelings will help assuage the sense of hopelessness the child may have...
...article or book as an excuse to bring up the subject. Or use an event in your own or a parent's life as the springboard. Or point to an event in the life of a neighbor, relative or colleague. "Everyone knows a horror story of someone who felt guilty because they didn't know what to do," says Towey. "This becomes a good discussion tool, saying, 'I don't want to be like that family...
Once you've broached the subject and your parents have not run out of the room, there are five questions to ask. Don't expect to cover everything at once; it will probably take several conversations. Remember: it's a process...