Word: heroicize
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Country boy. Braggart. Jester. Rebel. Daredevil. Heroic champion athlete. Muhammad Ali symbolizes so much of our unconscious American identity and so much of what it is about us that has universal appeal...
...photos of the Taliban soldier being murdered were the saddest things I have seen in a long time. War is truly senseless and vile. I'm not a pacifist, but I am opposed to those who would proclaim that there is something glorious or heroic about going into battle. If war was necessary in Afghanistan, so be it; but I urge everyone who says it was to look closely at the man who is being brutalized in these photos and remember that when violence is institutionalized, this kind of madness will erupt sooner or later. I don't usually consider...
...University will make “heroic efforts” to ensure construction does not disrupt the neighborhood, said Mary H. Power, Harvard’s senior director of community relations...
...abort his rescue mission because it might upset a delicate cease-fire. The admiral hesitates; Burnett keeps running for his life. He's no longer the wisecracking rebel we first met, but despair is not part of his lexicon either. For Wilson stands on the verge of becoming a heroic American archetype, and this should be the part that makes him an authentic star. He's a little bit handsome, a little bit funny, a little bit smart, a little bit cool--but not too much any of those things, which means he's easy to take to heart...
...factory at Ranam, in the country's north, and found that production was 12% above target. (Which isn't bad considering that lots of factories in North Korea are idle because there are no spare parts.) Last month, a full-fledged Ranam campaign erupted with Kim praising the workers' heroic feat, predicting that it would vigorously beat the drum of revolution, and then unveiling what was described as a "grandiose plan" to develop North Korea into a superpower. According to the official press, North Koreans are so inspired by Ranam's factory that they are planning "uninterrupted miracles and feats...