Word: acclaimed
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...true to her master through the obscurity in which she first labored, through the acclaim that began in the 1960s, through the sometimes heated denunciation that ensued when she defended controversial church teachings on contraception. She was not some saintly relic but a willing servant of her God: "I am like a little pencil in [God's] hand. He does the thinking. He does the writing. The pencil has only to be allowed to be used...
...Schumacher, Disney's executive vice president of theatrical productions, first encountered Taymor when he was a producer for the 1984 Olympics Arts Festival, where he hoped to put on a musical she had co-written. That didn't work out, but a decade later--after Taymor had won acclaim for her presentations of opera (Oedipus Rex), children's works (The Green Bird) and, last season, a Tony-nominated musical fable, Juan Darien--Schumacher approached her again. This time he asked whether she wanted to direct The Lion King. Taymor hadn't even seen the film, but after Schumacher sent...
Despite its acclaim, Enter the Wu-Tang was a rather sour and murky album; Wu-Tang Forever is leaner, more tuneful and more positive--the first song, Wu-Revolution, challenges listeners to strive for success. Says Wu-Tang member RZA: "The way we looked at it is, we came from hell, and we're on the way to heaven--and you're hearing that transformation." Also, gangsta attitude isn't the only thing that sells: the recent chart success of such Christian acts as God's Property and Bob Carlisle demonstrates that religiously oriented inspirational pop has a market...
Some professors say that in its public acclaim, the Harvard department threatens to elevate one paradigm of inquiry into Afro-American studies above all others...
Jones' success has brought him national and international acclaim. In addition to receiving the most Grammy nominations in history, he has received seven Oscar nominations, an Emmy Award for his production score of Roots, and the Legion d'Honeur, France's most distinguished award...