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I believe being a __entleman_ goes well beyond holding the door for a girl and letting her go before you. It__ about being vulnerable for her. I think that when it comes to the way we treat women, it__ a good idea to look to the way Jesus treated women. He laid His life down for His bride,He sacrificed for her,He lowered Himself for her,He was vulnerable for her.We must love women vulnerably in the same way that Jesus loved His bride vulnerably. Being a gentleman is far more than being caring and thoughtful, it__ about possessing sacrificial and vulnerable Christ-like characteristics. I don__ know if it__ possible to be a gentleman without knowing and representing the character of Jesus.

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So what do you think?_ He asked, holding up the book.__ think Salinger is a closet paedophile,_ I replied placidly and was surprised and comforted by this minuscule, acidic, bitter Sylvia Plath like mocking, sniping tone that had crept into my voice. __he main character Seymour is a fully grown man and a pervert who befriends young girls with his storytelling and swimming, just to get close enough to groom them in preparation for the inevitable sexual assault he lusts after. You might have noticed for example in A Perfect Day For Bananafish he grabs the young girls-___ybil.___e grabs Sybil__ ankles while lying on the beach and again when he pushes her in the water,_ I continued. __e goes too far when he kisses the bottom of her foot which makes even a four-year-old yell out in fear, knowing a line had been crossed. Frustrated Seymour walks away and goes back to his hotel where he kills himself in shame.