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The Gift of Fear: Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence is a 1997 self-help book by Gavin de Becker, a security specialist.The book argues that every individual should learn to trust the inherent "gift" of their gut instinct when it comes to situations of danger or potential violence, as these instincts are often our most reliable means of self-protection.
Actress Meryl Streep, who describes de Becker as a friend, said The Gift of Fear informed her portrayal of a nun in the 2008 movie Doubt. [50] In season 2, episode 12 of Breaking Bad (2009), Walter White's book on his nightstand is The Gift of Fear.
Timeō Danaōs et dōna ferentēs, paraphrased in English as "I fear the Greeks even when bearing gifts", is a Latin phrase from the Aeneid, a Latin epic poem written by Virgil between 29 and 19 BCE. The utterance, spoken by Trojan priest Laocoön , refers to the Trojan Horse constructed by the Greeks during the Trojan War .
Fear and Trembling (original Danish title: Frygt og Bæven) is a philosophical work by Søren Kierkegaard, published in 1843 under the pseudonym Johannes de silentio (Latin for John of the Silence). The title is a reference to a line from Philippians 2:12 , which says to “continue to work out your salvation with fear and trembling.”
How to Say No to a Rapist and Survive is a book by Frederic Storaska that was published by Random House in 1975.. The book, which stressed that potential victims try a variety of non-physical techniques such as feigning pregnancy, vomiting, and trying to outwit the attacker, [1] received mixed reception.
We may receive an affiliate commission from anything you buy from this article. Writer, poet and activist James Baldwin (1924-1987) was one of the leading literary voices of the civil rights movement.
The "game" of exchanging gifts was common in Germanic cultures. If a man received a gift, he was obliged to provide the giver with a better gift or risk losing his honour, almost like an exchange of blows in a fight (or in a "beheading game"). [32] The poem revolves around two games: an exchange of beheading and an exchange of winnings.
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