Word: legacyism
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Unlike the actor who plays him, Charlie Dillon is a legacy who feels that he has to live up to his family's expectations that he will be a great quarterback and an honors student. How did Damon prepare for this demanding role? Damon remarked that his Harvard experiences have...
With that goal in mind, the Haiti Communications Project has joined with two organizations, the 500 Years is Enough Coalition, and the Committee of 500 Years of Resistance, to "demystify...[and] bring out the truth about Christopher Columbus' voyage," LaFontant says. The groups will bring speakers and performers to Jamaica...
Fragmentation in the eastern part of Europe was largely inevitable and the product of three forces: the weight of history, the legacy of communism and the democratization process itself. Unlike Britain and France, which have secure identities and stable boundaries, the nation-states of Eastern Europe are the relatively recent...
He was the first black elected mayor of one of America's top three cities and has held the job for a record-breaking five terms, 19 years. But last week Los Angeles Mayor Tom Bradley, 74 -- affectionately called "Mayor for Life" -- announced that he would not run again next...
Of course, Jefferson's legacy lies with his famous document of principle--the Declaration of Independence. In a country so devoid of confidence in its leaders, that sort of idealism is guarded carefully.