It also connotes being able to stick to a difficult path, despite temptations, as in the phrase 'self-discipline'. The distinction between discipline and punishment come out clearly, I think, in how we use the two phrases 'self-discipline' and 'self-punishment'. The first is a strength. The latter dysfunctional.
The city and county of Denver is surrounded by suburbs on all sides, with each suburb as a separate city in most cases. Aurora, one of the largest suburbs, lies to the east of Denver. Westminster lies to the north of Denver, and features the Butterfly Pavilion. All photos Â© Nina Snyder, licensed to About.com.
There are two public universities in the Denver area: the Metropolitan State University of Denver and the University of Colorado Denver. With its 126-acre urban campus and over 13,000 undergraduate students, the University of Colorado Denver is ranked as one of the best colleges in the country by U.S. News & World Report.