Among

"Among the ancient Mexicans, Peruvians, and some of the Indian tribes of North and South America were found fragments of the Eden Myth. The Mexicans said that the primeval mother was made out of a man's bone, and that she was the mother of twins.

The Cherokees supposed that heavenly beings came down and made the world, after which they made a man and a woman of clay. The intention of the creators was that men should live always. But the Sun, when he passed over, told them that there was not land enough, and that people had better die. At length, the daughter of the Sun was bitten by a Snake, and died....

The inhabitants of the New World had a legend of a Deluge, which destroyed the human race, excepting a few who were saved in a boat, which landed on a mountain. They also related that birds were sent out of the ark, for the purpose of ascertaining if the flood was abating.

The ancient Mexicans had the legend of the confusion of tongues, and related the whole story as to how the gods destroyed the tower which mankind was building so as to reach unto heavens.The Mexicans, and several of the Indian tribes of North America, believed in the doctrine of Metmpsychosis, or the transfiguration of souls from one body into another. This, as we have already seen, was universally believed in the Old World."

This is what Thomas said.

Challenge

If a man's so worried about rejected, why does he like a hard to get woman? There's a difference between hard to get and impossible to get. A hard-to-get woman is a challenge. An impossible-to-get woman is a rejection. If he has the feeling that with you, there's no way, he's not likely to hang around for long. But if underneath your 'no,' there's a 'yes' struggling to get out, he may find that a big turn on. Breaking down your resistance can give him a sense of power and importance. It feels good to know that he's irrestible.

But however much a man wants to know that he counts, he doesn't want to count so much that he becomes responsible for you. Being hard to get not only gives him the feeling that you're worth something. It also gives him the feeling that you can take care of yourself. And that's important. If you can take care of yourself, he won't have to worry about getting 'stuck.' He can get involved with you, change his mind, and get the hell out without feeling he's leaving you bloodied by the side of the road. Most men do not want to hurt you. Most men, in fact, are so worried about hurting a woman that they go to great lengths to avoid doing so. Which is why if you appear helpless and vulnerable, you're likely to find men staying away in droves."

That is what James and Peyton said.

Learned

"She had learned that she had something precious and that she had to take care of it, protect it. She feared her sexuality. Wasn't it what made talking to strange men dangerous, and letting a boy 'go too far' bad? If she wasn't careful, she knew a boy (only after one thing) would yank this precious thing away from her and then mock her allowing him to do so. Those fears were real. Boys would and did, as she saw when the desperate to be accepted girl went too far got laughed at, snicked about, an "easy lay.' There were clearly only two kinds of women: ladies and sluts. Nothing in between, and she couldn't be too careful.

Romance. Clark Gable would carry her up in a red-carpeted staircase. Burt Lancaster would ravage her on the beach The beautiful boy is the senior class with the white teeth and the coopery tan skin would fall hopelessly in love with her, and take her into a daisy stream meadow where his mouth would melt into hers and she would tumble gracefully from virginity to nonvirginity without a latch. There was no nervous fumbling in back seats, no guilty pawning or living room sofas in her image of what 'it' making love would be like."

Sophia Loren said: "Sex appeal is 50 percent what you've got and 50 percent what people think you've got."

This is what another person said.

Boyer

"The term 'Gaslighting' comes from the 1944 movie, Gaslight, starring Charles Boyer, Ingrid Bergman, and Joseph Cotten. In the movie, Charles Boyer tries to convince his wife that she's going insane by contriving incidents designated to make it appear as if she's forgetful, disoriented, and confused. As Ingrid Bergman played a Victorian housewife, Boyer's evil character had total control over her environment, and was able to use the force of his personality to convince Bergman that she had inherited bad genes from her mother, who had died insane .In that limited Victorian environment, without telephone, radio, television, and E-Mail, the techniques available were very few. Boyer hid some of her possessions, to make it appear that Bergman was becoming acutely forgetful. Rooms lighting was by gas, which provided an opportunity for devious mind-damaging. Boyer would sneak into the attic, for example, to rummage among the goods stored in it, and turn on the gaslight, which would cause the pressure to drop in the bedroom below. Ingrid Bergman became so psyched out that she thought she was imagining the dimming of the light in her room." "Surprise is an essential element....well under way..." This is what Victor said.

Condoms

"Planting condos where they're likely to be found by your the fellow employees, girlfriend, or wife can be devastating. A bachelor would probably not be embarrassed if a fellow employee were to see a box of condos when he opened his desk drawer. However, a wife is another matter, especially the wife of a doctor or clergyman. Planting condoms can be very easy in some instances. In the southern states, motorists often leave a window open a crack during the summer months, to let out the hot air, when they park their cars. A condom will easily slip through the crack. The method is to slip a condom through the passenger's side window, if it's open, as it won't work as well on the driver's side. If the wife notices the condom on the seat or floor, she'll have some pointed questions to ask him! A used condom will have an even better effect! Anyone who leaves his car unlocked leaves himself open...Leaving a well-known and smelly bra in the back seat is one way or provoking accusatory questions from the wife. Dirty panties, stains and all, are even more spectacular." If you know that his wife packs and unpacks his suitcase, a bar of soap wrapped with another hotel's label in his bag on the last day of your trip. The wife will wonder why he told her he would be at the Holiday Inn in Dayton when she turns up a bar of soap from Best Western in Chicago! A person could slip a pair of dirty women's panties into his suitcase just before the return home. His wife will get a big surprise when she unpacks hubby's case!If he or she calls on you to substantiate his whereabouts with his wife, back him up in the certainty she won't believe you. Many women believe that men stick together to cover each other's infidelities." This is what Victor said.

Buddha

"The histories of Buddha and Jesus are, without doubt, near in resemblance. Compare the following:Buddha was born of the Virgin Maya, who conceived him without carnal intercourse.Jesus was born of the Virgin Mary, who conceived him without carnal intercourse. The birth of Buddha was announced in the heavens by an asterim which was seen rising on the horizon. It is called the 'Messianic Star.'The birth of Jesus was announced in the heavens by 'his star,' which was seen rising on the horizon. It might properly be called the 'Messianic Star.'The son of the Virgin Maya was said to have been born on Christmas day. The son of the Virgin Mary was said to have been born of Christmas day. Buddha was a 'dangerous child.' His life was threatened by King Bimbasara,who was advised to destroy the child, as he was liable to overthrow him.Jesus was a 'dangerous child.' His life was threatened by king Herod, who attempted to destroy the child, as he was liable to overthrow him.When Buddha was about to go forth to adopt a religious life, Mara (the author of evil) appeared before him, to tempt him. When Jesus was about 'beginning to preach,' the devil appeared before him, to tempt him.Buddha fasted for a long period. Jesus fasted forty days and nights.Buddha is to be judge of the dead. Jesus is to be the judge of the dead.Buddha is Alpha and Omega, without beginning or end, the Supreme Being, the Eternal One. Jesus is Alpha and Omega, without beginning or end, the Supreme Being, the eternal One.Buddha is represented as saying, 'Let all the sins that were committed in this world fall on me, that the world may be delivered.' Jesus is represented as the Savior of mankind, so that the world may be delivered.Buddha came, not to destroy, but fulfill the law. Jesus came not to destroy the law, but fulfill it. According to Buddha, the motive of all our actions should be pity or love for our neighbor. According to Jesus, we're to love our enemies, bless that curse you and do good to them that hate you." This is what Thomas said.

Hodge

"A native of Northwood, Ohio, Jeffrey Hodge dreamed of becoming a policeman for as long as anyone could remember. For Jeff, that was it, everything. He wanted to wear a badge...When he graduated as a full-fledged cop in May 1990, a job was waiting for him with the TU campus force.His first semester on the job, Patrolman Hodge chalked up some impressive arrests. At the same time, however, something had gone drastically wrong although campus officials would not recognize the problem for some time. The same Jeff Hodge was described as cocky, gungho and eager. Some co-eds complained of his brusqueness and arrogance, while others caught him rating as they walked by. Hodge arrested a co-ed for driving while intoxicated, then suggested that they meet later, 'to talk it over.' She indignantly refused and filed a complaint. The mother of another busted girl remembers that it sounded as if Officer Hodge wanted to ask the girl for a date.Melissa Herstum was murdered. A lab report identified microscopic traces of Melissa's skin on Hodge's handcuffs.In May 1993, Hodge instructed his lawyer to seek a plea bargain and prosecutors agreed to waive the death penalty in return for a full confession. Hodge pled guilty before Judge Judith Lanzinger, on May 16. Hodge handcuffed her and shot her. When the body had not been recovered the next day, Hodge had faked the emergency call to Checker Cab, thus giving himself an excuse to 'discover' Melissa's remains.The confession was enough to earn Hodge a life sentence for aggravated murder, with no parole for the first 20 years, plus ten to 25 years for kidnapping and a mandatory three years for using a gun in commission of a crime. It adds up to a minimum of 33 years behind bars, making Hodge eligible for parole in 2026 A.D. at the age 57." This is what Michael said.