Was Iowa a difficult place to undergo gender reassignment?

On the contrary, it was amazing. The main newspaper, The Des Moines Register, got on the story early. They did a series and got the facts right and were careful.

That helped a lot. The administration was wonderful. I was no longer welcome at my square-dancing club, but aside from that I got no hassling from ordinary folks.

Q: In Bourgeois Virtues, you say that capitalism is not simply a system of utilitarian self-interest; rather, capitalism is, at its roots, a highly ethical system. A: Think of the transactions in our own lives. You have colleagues, and they become your friends.

You buy a newspaper from a news agent. You go to the hairdresser. And these transactions become occasions for acquaintanceship, sometimes love.

Humans, as Aristotle said, are political animals, meaning they like to be together. There's an importance of community that the utilitarians deny. Q: You say that capitalism isn't about competition.

Then what is it about? A: The main jewel of capitalism is that it ... more.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.