Word: kind
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...often said these days that journalists like to build up heroes so they can tear them down. That's a bit of a misunderstanding. What journalists appreciate about heroes is the kind of journey they're on. It makes a great story, not least because the hero is taking a dangerous new path, fraught with setbacks and surprises. But it's the third act that really makes the story newsworthy, when "the hero comes back from his mysterious adventure with the power to bestow boons on his fellow man," as Joseph Campbell wrote in The Hero with a Thousand Faces...
...enough for a would-be hero to have talent and persistence. A real hero must have a kind of professionalism about the job, a desire to deliver for those who watch. Muhammad Ali did it with his sweetness and sass, Mother Teresa with her saintly stubbornness. America's G.I.s showed a selfless commitment to a larger cause...
...included in our survey another kind of exemplar: the icon, the embodiment of an ideal that affects the way we live or act, for better or worse. Marilyn Monroe, the paramount platinum goddess, became an indelible work of Pop art. The Kennedys gave off an aura in which Americans basked, happy to think that the U.S. had become a place where you could grow up to be royalty. Princess Diana, conversely, became a symbol of Everywoman's search for happiness...
...included different views on gun control [NATION, May 24], the kindest thing I can say about those who, like gun advocate Lisa Bochard, think teachers should carry guns is that they are fools. Do you want your child taught by someone who is willing to shoot students? Would this kind of atmosphere foster learning and personal growth in America's public schools? NIKKI CUNNINGHAM Columbus, Ohio...
Blondes Prefer Gentlemen, Brunettes Too--Redheads Included! 1949 "What kind of girl do you have in mind?...someone who's a cross between June Allyson and Elizabeth Taylor...a gal with a sharp sense of humor, neatly stacked...