Word: heroicizes
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While many theories and books have been devoted to the study of our federal government and its heroic leaders, there is often precious-little talk about those who do the bulk of the governance in this country. While the Senate and the House are arguing with White House, local politicians all over the country are quietly and persistently attacking the nation's toughest problems--poverty, homelessness, crime and education--with creativity and vigor...
...Sent-Down Girl. The film, based on Tian Yu, a 1995 novel by Chen's childhood friend Yan Geling, is about a naive urban teenager who, like more than 7 million other "educated youth" during the Cultural Revolution, is "sent down" to the countryside to be instructed by the heroic peasantry; instead she learns harsh lessons about the brutality of men in power. The authorities refused to give a permit to the project, so Chen shot without a permit...
...KOSOVO AS KOSOVO, the Milosevic version. Once again the Serbs are engaged in a heroic defense of Kosovo, as they were against the Turks in the great battle of 1389. Today Serbian propaganda appeals constantly to this mythology of martial sacrifice. There's only one problem: the Serbs lost the battle of Kosovo...
...were under glass or in a cage. The movie asks, What would you pay for great sex? Your self-esteem? Not the great Huppert. This swank, thoughtful film gives full rein to that rare actress who, as tears stain her cheeks, can radiate a heroic insolence toward the man she love-hates...
...aggression, which may include physical violence. In some cultures female aggression in its various manifestations is considered an essential element of womanliness. In the U.S., the terms woman and aggression, when used together, often imply either female pathology or female victimization. These cultural scenarios deprive women of their heroic accomplishments. H.B. KIMBERLEY COOK Cultural Anthropologist Simi Valley, Calif...