Word: enthusiasm
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...chance to have breakfast with him recently. He's got tremendous ideas. His energy and enthusiasm - and his understanding of the ideals of Star Trek - are really there. I think it's going to be an exciting movie...
...first time in my adult lifetime, I am really proud of my country.' MICHELLE OBAMA, on voter enthusiasm, prompting critics to label her unpatriotic...
...fact, she cost the GOP ticket more than she helped it. In that poll, 59% said they didn't think she was qualified to be Vice President - a view shared by many mandarins of the GOP. But the enthusiasm she briefly generated made gaming Palin's next move a popular sport. Will she join the big-money speaker's circuit? Become, as Tina Fey joked, the "white Oprah"? Run for Senate? Run for President in 2012 as the new face of a reinvented Republican Party...
...wasn’t the only one voting for the first time. For most Harvard students, the 2008 election marked their first opportunity to cast a ballot for president. This year’s particularly riveting race, between Democratic nominee Obama and Republican Senator John McCain, heightened their enthusiasm for the contest, which has gripped the nation for almost two years. “This election feels a bit more pivotal,” said Mathieu J. Cunha ’11, whose statement echoed voter concerns about a deteriorating economy, a protracted military engagement, and widespread dissatisfaction with...
...hate-spreading) conferences like Islamo-Fascism Awareness Week on campuses across the nation reveals the ulterior motive therein. The call for political neutrality in academia is clearly misinformed and ultimately misguided. First and foremost, the political leanings of professors are poor litmus tests for their intellect, pedagogical aptitude, or enthusiasm for teaching—all of which are more important considerations in the hiring of professors and the development of young minds. Secondly, the idea that liberal—or untraditional—scholarship is undesirable is one fundamentally opposed to the ideal of academia, which has proven most influential...