Word: passione
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...same mix of passion and purpose that made this undersized kid stand out in a dusty refugee camp eight years ago has a very different significance today. Dani embodies the frustrations and hopes of a generation of Kosovars eager for a way out not just from Serbia, but also from a dysfunctional tradition of top-down, tribal politics. At the age of 22, he has become the kind of man who can help Kosovo achieve the political maturity and ethnic comity it so badly needs. The question is whether he and those like him will get that chance...
...banlieues. University of Grenoble Sociology and security professor Sebastian Roché estimates around 100 cars are burned across France on an average night, and limited battles with police common. But what makes events in Villiers-le-Bel different - and potentially contagious to other blighted areas across France - is the passion they've generated. Roché says levels of frustration felt in banlieues usually produce an equally powerful reaction to provocation - in this case the death of innocents that mobilized scores of enraged youths into street assemblies. Added to that Roché adds, is an intensity of combat with police that...
...extent of physical interaction between police and youths is a significant variable, because it creates passion and outrage among kids elsewhere who have trouble with cops on their own turf. In this instance, we've seen a lot of throwing and firing back and forth," Roché notes. "Injuries are another measure. So far, we've had 77 police injuries in just two nights of conflict alone, versus 200 police injuries in three weeks of rioting in 2005. This is pretty intense...
...Lindsay] is one of the most incredible student-athletes I have ever coached – in her work ethic, in her passion for the game, in her ability, in her unselfishness, in her ability to do whatever it takes to win,” Delaney-Smith said...
...scholarships to children in China working in sweatshops, so I doubt that she would realize the importance of giving designers with true creative genius an opportunity to survive in such a difficult industry. These designers, especially ones that have just graduated, have tried so hard to pursue their passion, and Project East believes that their dedication should not go unnoticed. Consequently, we will continue with our goal of promoting Asian designers, raising money for charity, and building relationships between Harvard and the fashion industry. We are a group completely aware of what we are doing; furthermore, we are pure...