Word: idealizations
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...motto of Earth Day, "Every Day is Earth Day," implies that Earth Day is an ideal after which to model all other days. If Earth Day is the best we can do, our planet is in a heap of trouble...
Philosophically, free trade is a Western--especially an American--ideal based on notions of competitive advantage, equality and reciprocity. I do not believe the philosophical underpinnings of Japanese thought or historical records supports acceptance of such. In a broad sense, the U.S. has been having a trade war with Japan since the mid-19th century. The most recent string of bouts was rekindled in the early 1970s concerning textile, followed by steel, consumer electronics, automobiles, semiconductors, et cetera...
...span for details. So a top aide was surprised during a recent private meeting to find the President nodding vigorously and taking copious notes. When Menem was called from the room, the aide could not resist peeking at what the President had written. What he found was Menem's ideal lineup for a local soccer team...
...what is already known: how a daughter came to turn on her devoted mother, why a venerable judge would jeopardize her reputation for a $19,000-a-year job for her child, and how the most famous Miss America of them all turned out to be anything but our ideal...
...ancient Greeks promoted the ideal of the well-rounded person, a soundly trained mind in a soundly trained body, tempering ambition with recreation, mingling contemplation and combat. But then the Greeks didn't have endorsement contracts. It is all well and good to talk about waiting until one's eligibility -- uh, education -- is completed, but when an eighth-grader can sign sponsorship deals worth potentially $1 million a year, what's the real point of further schooling? It might provide some cultural grounding and social polish, but the purpose is plainly not to qualify for a well-paying...