Word: pride
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...wall, a two-headed woman leaps through the air, with the head and neck of a white woman attached to the crown of her nappy-haired head. The delicate position of her arms and the grace of her ballet-like leap imply that she, like the waltzing couple, finds pride in her appearance. Perhaps, she is unaware of her second head. More likely, considering her posture, she is proud to have garnished a European head, and is unaware of her deformity. Even more disconcerting, perhaps she acknowledges her deformity, and considers it a small price to pay for the hair...
...directs attention to each of his students on a case-by-case basis. Kohl relinquishes center stage to his students on several occasions, reinforcing the impression that his relationship with the children who pass through his classroom reaches beyond the year they spend with him. Kohl states with great pride that several of his classes referred to him as Uncle Herbie, and with good reason: the avuncular consideration given to each child fosters a sense of humanity and belonging. Kohl's sensitivities to the needs of children is touching, as is his vehement contention that love is an absolute necessity...
...Harvard we pride ourselves on the diversity of our student body," said Samuel C. Cohen '00, vice president of the Undergraduate Council. "But I don't think it's any great secret that many of the groups we're involved in don't reflect that diversity...
...freaks of plastic surgery do abound, such unfortunate victims of life would certainly find an equally tragic resting place even if institutions like Hooters were not there to welcome them with open arms. Further, there are plenty of women who exhibit their bodies simply out of a healthy pride in their own appearances...
...decidedly un-chic part of L.A., in the already mythic time of "the early '90s," as the film's oddly anachronistic cowboy-narrator tells us. If pressured ever so slightly, the Dude will admit that he's a bum--but it's obviously a term that he takes some pride...