Word: heroicize
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...breathe the fine air of France!" As he spoke in mock-heroic tones last week, Sayed Diakite, 19, a student from the southern suburbs of Paris, was smiling gleefully, and weeping at the same time. Like hundreds of other young people boxed in by riot police between the Bon Marché department store and the Hotel Lutetia in the heart of the Left Bank, his eyes were running in reaction to pungent tear gas and smoke from a burning newspaper kiosk. Amid the uproar, Diakite and his fellow students felt a budding sense of empowerment. Up to half a million...
...breathe the fine air of France!" As he spoke in mock heroic tones last week, Sayed Diakite, 19, a student from the banlieues south of Paris, was smiling gleefully and weeping at the same time. Like hundreds of other young people boxed in by riot police between the Bon Marché department store and the Hotel Lutetia in the heart of the Left Bank, Diakite was choking in air pungent with tear gas and smoke from a burning newspaper kiosk. Amid the uproar, he and his fellow students felt a budding--and maybe false--sense of empowerment. Could half a million...
...drawn to playing very strong women. I honestly haven't played any weak women. Ever. I'm not sure that I'd know how. I will say that I do like being a solitary hero. I think it's kind of iconographic. It's a very classical heroic male tragedy. You see it in male characters all the time...
...moral of this story be very clear. The outcome of the Palestinian elections reflects not the heroic victory of Hamas, but the crushing defeat of the Fatah. Corruption, empty promises and a deteriorating economy have given way to the promise of order and the hope for a brighter economic future for the average Palestinian...
...been his health, not his wits, that has been the biggest obstacle in showcasing the talents that professional scouts largely believe will lead to a future in the major leagues.Upon arrival in September of his freshman year, Salsgiver discovered a lingering weakness in his strong right arm, stemming from heroic overuse and those legendary doubleheaders at Davison. Since then, he’s periodically battled with tendinitis in his elbow and shoulder.His collegiate career so far only provides a small sample size, but it is tantalizing.Over three years at Harvard, he’s pitched just 17.2 innings, often...