Word: pride
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...tired old song they hear night after night? As the national anthem strikes up before every National Basketball Association game, the trash-talking, the rivalries and the sneaker contracts all fade into the background as the players appear to become consumed, if only for a moment, by their national pride. Television cameras--on the rare occasions when the anthem is televised-- zoom in for tight close-ups of the young men, evoking images of battle-weary soldiers going back out into the field. These guys look like good, no, great Americans...
...should upset us that the NBA looks towards the anthem as just an aspect of the entertainment. It should disturb us that the NBA is so concerned with image that the appearance of pride can be raised to the level of a duty integral to the professionalism of a professional athlete. Such concern for the superficial can only be seen as a denigration of the anthem itself--false observances of patriotism are far more damaging to our national pride and unity than any refusal to observe could possibly...
...course Stern and his colleagues have little interest in the status of Abdul-Rauf's sense of national pride. He can sing Islamic hymns or curse the flag for all they care. But stand, damn it, stand...
...services just once a month, New Liberty never played a part in the civil rights movement. But like every other black church in every other black community across the nation, the modest pine-plank structure meant something special to its congregation. "The church stands as a symbol of black pride and self-sufficiency,'' says Rose Sanders, a black lawyer in Selma. "Burning one is as close as you can come to a lynching without killing somebody...
...resurgent Irish pride has also helped Riverdance thrive. The brief history of the troupe coincides with a period of real progress in the peacemaking process in Northern Ireland. Says Doherty: "It was really a great time to be Irish. People took pride in rediscovering their culture. They felt good about themselves." Still, the team decided to diversify the content. Whelan adapted some flamenco rhythms that marry well with the jig. In one segment a Spanish dancer performs to traditional accompaniment; in another she does moves similar...