Word: modell
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Bradley knows this is the right time to offer his leadership gifts to our country. He is an exemplary role model for our children. Bradley possesses a tough mind and a tender heart. His honesty and sincerity make him the "people's choice." Like Abraham Lincoln, Bill Bradley was born to be President. PAUL L. WHITELEY SR. Louisville...
...Goodgame, and five photographers, guided by deputy picture editor Hillary Raskin, to invade their world. They were in part impressed with last year's award-winning special issue, "A Week in the Life of a Hospital," about the Duke University Medical Center, which we told them would be a model for this project. But they were also persuaded by our regional ambassador, team member and Midwest bureau chief Ron Stodghill, whose father is superintendent of another suburban St. Louis school district. "Having grown up in a family of public school educators," says Stodghill, "I've seen firsthand the dedication...
...good quality. But another interpretation might be that Clark is simply driven by the pursuit of filthy lucre. There has to be a higher purpose to life than making yourself rich. During the '80s, we knew that the people making their fortune on Wall Street were hardly role models; yuppie was a derogatory term. Clark, for all his brilliance, uses his billions to do little more than buy himself great toys; he's even cynical about the get-rich-quick Net companies he's created. And yet he's our role model? He makes Bill Gates look enlightened...
...even the teachers treat them like stars. To a degree, some Webster jocks take advantage of their status, but others argue that expectations are actually higher for them. "Teachers look at you differently when you play a sport," says soccer player Bo Biggs. "They want us to be role models." When he is late with an assignment or fools around in class, the response is, typically, "You're supposed to be a leader at this school. I expect more from you." Not all the high-profile athletes seem to feel the pressure, though. Karl Odenwald III, the fair-haired varsity...
...partner Peter (Oliver Platt), is on the cusp of landing a major restoration project that could ignite his professional career. First though, he must win the confidence of self-absorbed millionaire Charles Newman (Dylan McDermott--all GQ cover, no personality), a powerful tycoon with the face of an underwear model and the disposition of a shark. Charles has a wife. He also has a mistress named Amy (Campbell), an energetic, free-spirited artist who specializes in glass sculptures. Charles is the jealous type and he wants Oscar to keep an eye on Amy and make sure she stays...