Word: esperanza
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...scarce. But the rebels, through civilian "directorates" that now run the towns, have reopened schools, many of which had not conducted classes for four years. While most of the new teachers are recruited and paid by the directorates, four in Perquín are government employees. One of them, Esperanza Varela de Guevara, 47, moved back to Perquín with her husband a year ago. "When we moved away people accused us of being on the side of the guerrillas," she said, "and when we moved back we were accused of being army spies. We are just caught in the middle...
...their fellow man. Let's not promote warped values and discount the meaning of heroism by equating it with mere media celebrity. Perhaps we should put famous entertainers and sports figures in the category of idols in order to retain the true meaning of the word hero. Maria Esperanza Bago Las Piñas, the Philippines...
...largely populated by native Viequenses. The island's draw is privacy and nature, rather than nightlife. But the Media Luna restaurant serves a unique cuisine blended with Indian flavors, such as a curried red snapper filet and cannelloni with spiced lamb. La Sirena, in the south-side town of Esperanza, serves a simple but addictive mahi-mahi sandwich on toasted bread for lunch...
...student-run conference, entitled “RaÃces de Esperanza,†or “Roots of Hope,†was jointly organized by the Harvard University Cuban American Undergraduate Association and the Georgetown University Cuban-American Students Association. Around 100 students joined academics and activists in attendance...
...keep up with kawaii. The light-speed caprice of these Japanese teens has created a host of new challenges for Takai and 109's other designers: how to keep a label's signature style intact without it suddenly seeming as last year as, well, platform boots. Often, brands like Esperanza, which now hype their high-heeled mules instead of the platforms, forgo association with a certain look so that they can morph with current styles. Others, like Alba Rosa and Me Jane, married their style to extreme looks of the past and paid the price: those loud colors and hibiscus...