Word: awe
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...thumb piano, become arpeggiated guitar patterns, and the high-pitched shakers are replaced with energetic high-hat work. Mapfumo’s band, the appropriately named Blacks Unlimited, usually numbers around 20, with guitarists, an energetic horn section, mbira players, percussionists and a barrage of backing girls deliver an awe-inspiring show that maintains its roots in the spiritual musical tradition of the country...
...true that Bush, as our president, has been entrusted to the awesome task of winning the war on terrorism. But we, the citizens of the nation he now leads, have been given a task no less awe-inspiring. We may have given blood, donated to the Red Cross and sent solace to the people of New York. But we still have the constant duty of educating ourselves about the conflict and evaluating its progress...
...restructuring its internal life so that all social practices, corporations and institutions were being judged not only on whether they maximized profit but also to the extent that they maximized love and caring, sensitivity and an approach to the universe based on awe and wonder at the grandeur of creation. Imagine a new Social Responsibility Amendment to the U.S. Constitution that would make a corporation's ability to operate in the U.S. dependent on its ability to prove a history of social responsibility both in the U.S. and around the world...
...skeptical of Harvard’s presence in some of them, but also to become committed to making for ourselves a life and not just a living. Recognizing the distinction is no small feat, and for me, it has meant abandoning many assumptions I held as a student in awe of Harvard and, in the process, delaying my graduation. Why does the Harvard experience, featuring brilliant scholars and endless resources, not help us see the difference more easily? Perhaps it is no coincidence that, save some privileged encounters with exceptional teachers like Agee Professor of Social Ethics Robert Coles...
...think it says something about the transparency of the administration that it’s so awe-inspiring to actually see the president,” he said...