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Definition: Having a simultaneous attraction to and repulsion from an idea.

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Definition: Trying too hard/ being polite or obedient from fear or the hope of gain

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Often when you feel you've done nothing when you've actually done a lot. That's because what you did do seemed beneath notice - it was so small that it didn't "count." But it did - just as each stitch counts towards a finished dress, each brick or nail toward a house you can live in, each mistake toward knowing how to do things right.

A vaccine is a preparation of killed or weakened germs that is injected under the skin and causes the blood to produce antibodies against the disease. Effective vaccines, for instance, have been developed for small pox, rabies, and polio.

We have come together this afternoon to mourn the deaths of sixteen miners - our friends and neighbours - who were trapped by fire yesterday, deep below the earth. They lived bravely and they died too soon, leaving behind grieving wives and bewildered children. We bid them a final farewell.

Why do these things always happen to me? Brad wondered. First I forget an important meeting, and nobody reminds me until it's over. Then my boss dumps a big project on my desk and wants it done by yesterday. And to top everything off, I leave my wallet on the bus.

Each year in the middle of February, when slush is underfoot and the sky is a depressing gray, I begin dreaming of warm beaches, tropical fruits and sunsets. If only I could save enough for a winter vacation! Maybe next year I'll win the lottery. Meanwhile, I'll read travel brochures and sigh.

We are seriously falling our nation's teenagers when it comes to education concerning AIDS. Somehow we must convince them, without delay, that this terrible illness can happen to them, not just to isolated groups in big cities. Lets give them the information they need to protect themselves, before it's too late.

What's the matter with those idiots in the city council? First they pass new parking regulations saying we can't park our cars in front of our own houses without a special permit. Now they've gone and slapped another tax on gas purchase, just to widen a road that's already wide enough. The sooner we vote those incompetents out, the better off we'll all be.