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Stanley McChrystal's Book On Character, and Walter J. Ong's Thought (REVIEW ESSAY)

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Chapter 44: "On Marriage: The Greatest Gain Comes from Choosing to Surrender Part of Ourselves" (pp. 181-184).

Chapter 45: "Knowing Someone: Knowing someone Intimately Is a Unique Gift - and a Challenge" (pp. 185-188).

Chapter 46: "The I-495 Rule: Trust Is Sacred, but Not to Be Taken for Granted" (pp. 189-192).

Chapter 47: "Step Away from the Carousel: Seemingly Small Things Reveal Our Character" (pp. 193-196).

Chapter 48: "Does Character Still Matter? Character Is More Essential Than Ever to Our World" (pp. 197-201).

Chapter 49: "Gone Bad: How Should We Think About the People We Once Admired but Now No Longer Respect?" (pp. 202-204).

Chapter 50: "The Siren's Call to Rationalize: Don't Convince Yourself That What's Wrong Is Right" (pp. 205-209).

Chapter 51: "Opportunity . . . or Opportunism? Ruthless Pursuit of Personal Gain Must Be Identified from What It Is" (pp. 210-214).

Chapter 52: "Say Anything: Our Tolerance for Poor Behavior Defines Our Values" (pp. 215-217).

Chapter 53: "The Courage to Do What's Right: The Most Important Time to Do What's Right Is When It Is Difficult" (pp. 218-221).

Chapter 54: "Is Silence Consent? The Pressure to Remain Quiet Should Not Override Our Values" (pp. 222-223).

Chapter 55: "On Patriotism: Real Support of a Nation Is More Than Flag pins" (pp. 226-229).

Chapter 56: "Heroes: People Truly Worthy of Our Emulating Are Rare - but Important" (pp. 230-232).

Chapter 57: "Who'll Bell the Cat? We Must Guard Our Rights by Meeting Our Responsibilities" (pp. 233-235).

Chapter 58: "White Water Rafting: The Best Time to Become a Team Is at the Outset. The Next Best Time Is Now" (pp. 236-239).

Chapter 59: "Afghanistan: Failure Isn't Measured Entirely by Outcome" (pp. 240-244).

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Thomas James Farrell is professor emeritus of writing studies at the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD). He started teaching at UMD in Fall 1987, and he retired from UMD at the end of May 2009. He was born in 1944. He holds three degrees from Saint Louis University (SLU): B.A. in English, 1966; M.A.(T) in English 1968; Ph.D.in higher education, 1974. On May 16, 1969, the editors of the SLU student newspaper named him Man of the Year, an honor customarily conferred on an administrator or a faculty member, not on a graduate student -- nor on a woman up to that time. He is the proud author of the book (more...)
 

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