Word: beacons
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...founded in the wake of World War II to prevent future wars by creating a set of geopolitical rules, and the forums and mechanisms for enforcing them. Hence the Secretary General's diplomat-in-chief role. But the U.N. also had a higher purpose - to serve as a beacon of hope to a battered world. Hope that a better world can be built. Hope that no matter how deep our political and cultural differences, all of humanity could share noble goals. And that by reminding ourselves of those shared goals, we create the possibility of a global community...
...blind or lame so that I could never be attracted to another man and have gay sex.” When he couldn’t change himself, Smith says, he felt extremely depressed. But when he heard of the ex-gay movement, it was “a beacon of hope...
...hard to find cheap people at Harvard says Li. Our first trip to Beacon Hill was a bonding experience. Since then, these self-described queens of the penny have traveled throughout Boston looking for deals. Today we found a steel cauldron wok 30 inches wide at an industrial food supply store. Its really good for exercise, as a rocking chair, and when it snows itll be an awesome sled, states a proud Tanenhaus...
...Columnists and pundits alike declare that clashing values and narratives are at the root of this conflict. President Bushs first address to the nation stated that it was because America is the brightest beacon for freedom and staunchest advocate for individual liberties that it was attacked. But if it is values and narratives that clash, the eight students profess that they are not Judeo-Christian values clashing with Islamic ones...
...forward in coming to terms with this tragedy, we must be mindful of what America stands for in the world. This is and must remain a country of liberty, of human rights, a land with a rational and intelligent constitution which has been a beacon to the rest of the world. It is the country of hope and the future where all the most diverse cultures of the world have found fertile and nurturing soil to develop themselves and contribute to the well-being of mankind. It is a land where the unusual creativity of individuals is rewarded, where laws...