Word: joyfullness
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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It could have been an occasion for pure celebration: a mighty warship sailing into port on Memorial Day after an exhausting mission showing the nation's flag in distant seas. Yet the joyful welcome was clouded by a growing concern. For all of its sophisticated weaponry, America is facing a...
Fatalism comes naturally after failure; perhaps there is a real chance next week for a joyful, peaceful, effective fence-cutting operation. But the image of the fence, the cop on one side and the demonstrator on the other, both scared, both angry, fighting each other, returns. Those who opt for...
The international impact of the ill-fated American venture was the most serious consequence of the operation. As thousands of joyful Iranians rushed again into Tehran's streets to gloat over America's discomfort, Iran edged ever closer to new economic and diplomatic collaboration with the Soviet Union, the menacing...
I now have a strong sense of gay pride (i.e. self-respect). For me, being gay is joyful, adventurous, honest, emotional, and--yes Anita--natural. But I can never forget how I used to feel. Every day I see the hatred which so many gay students feel for themselves, and...
It would be a mistake to exaggerate the significance of the joyful outburst; in a tough winter for American morale, the Olympic hockey was a lovely diversion. Still, the moment was connected in some deeper ways to the emergence of a new patriotic impulse in America. It seems to many...