Word: die
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...have been in both words and deeds a beaconof temperance and reason," Gates said. "Thank God,sir, you refused to die and refused to let an evilregime kill your commitment to economic justice...
...some point in recent years, action movies began to resemble pop versions of action painting. Their connections with traditional narrative and their concern for realistic representations of the natural world and the way human beings might plausibly behave in that world virtually vanished. Watching a Die Hard or Lethal Weapon sequel or anything by the Hong Kong action specialist John Woo, you entered a two-dimensional world in which what you mostly thought about was, as it were, the surface of the canvas--the tension and originality with which the director slapped, slathered or slashed his colors on it. Like...
...have cherished the ideal of a democratic and free society in which all persons live together in harmony and with equal opportunities. It is an ideal which I hope to live for and to achieve. But if need be, it is an ideal for which I am prepared to die...
...start to broaden my perspectives on the world, I wonder if there are any ideals for which I am willing to die. There are many issues to believe in: affirmative action, gay rights, female empowerment, but I would never consider dying for social justice...
...year ago, I might have thought that I could "die for the cause" and would have looked at individuals who could not as weak. Today, I hope to merely support those who can while still working for the cause in my own way. As I gain a sense of my own limitations, I admire Mandela all the more. I can never be another Nelson Mandela, but I can view him as a role model. It is this attitude that I will bring to Mandela's speech this afternoon. I hope to listen and learn, but I will also come...