Word: ideas
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Ever since supporters pushed for George Washington to take a permanent political position in the uncertain years after the Revolution, the U.S. has had a love-hate relationship with the idea of monarchy. We love the glamour, but we hate the despotism and hereditary privilege that the same monarchy seems to symbolize. However, sometimes I wistfully wonder, what if? Would it have been better for George Washington to have taken the crown of the U.S., and would that have actually supported the U.S.'s need for a democratic government...
...rather well with the chosen interpretation; to say that his performance "prevents the production from generating fear and explosive emotion which the play is intended to evoke" is to say that there is a right or wrong way to perform it, which has no strong basis in the idea of interpretation itself...
Fourth, the tradition of constantly striving for self-perfection. Ancient Chinese philosophers proposed the following doctrine, "As Heaven maintains vigor through movement, a gentleman should constantly strive for self-perfection." This idea has become an important moral strength, spurring the Chinese people to work hard for reform and renovation. The fruits of ancient Chinese civilization were brought about by the tireless efforts and hard work of the Chinese nation. In the past hundred years or so, the Chinese people have waged arduous struggles to get rid of the sufferings under semi-colonial and semi-feudal rule...
...mother has no idea that I am agitating selflessly on her behalf from miles away," says Adair...
...other Chinese nationals say the idea that Chinese nationals who do not speak out against of the government out of fear of punishment is incorrect...