Word: pride
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Steve Forbes also points with pride to his Scottish background, a nation of proud, hearty people whose idea of a buffet is a slice of gray meat, a loaf of bread and four different kinds of potatoes...
...Black South Africans have a great sense of pride. We don't have a great sense of vengeance because we understand how dehumanized white South Africans had become," she said. "Blacks have liberated whites from their own racism there...
...months ago an editorial in The Crimson took this school pride to a new level. Though it was certainly in the spirit of the often not-so-serious Harvard-Yale rivalry, it was based on what the author felt were legitimate distinctions between the two types of students. At one point, she suggested that "when it comes down to it, homo crimsonus is a different species from homo eli. The former stands one rung higher on the ladder of self motivation." While the author continued on to modify her position and offer several persuasive arguments, this remains a very arrogant...
...college, society or nation must have some sort of self-pride. Patriotism, loyalty and competitiveness are natural qualities that create a positive atmosphere. But when we at Harvard attempt to build our dismal school spirit, we go too far. To those who live in the outside world, it comes across as conceit. Consequently, Harvard students are labeled as arrogant individuals. But most of us are not. We are simply an arrogant community...
...They had a lot going for them," Proudfit said. "It was senior night, their last game of the season and Dartmouth is notorious for getting a large crowd. They had nothing to lose--they were playing for pride...