Word: prided
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...viewing the Inauguration ceremonies, I had a feeling of refreshment, of calmness mixed with exhilaration, of pride that our system of Government can not only endure, but also overcome even the most dolorous of times...
...Russians have a symbiotic relationship with cold. For them, snow is a matter of both pride and necessity. It was, after all, General Winter as much as any Russian field marshal who saved the capital from Napoleon and Hitler. Without a heavy covering of snow, the winter wheat crop suffers. The "worst" winter in recent years was that of 1975, when almost no snow fell and the Soviets had to spend scarce hard currency for foreign grain to feed their populace and livestock...
Abroad consensus seemed to be emerging that Roots would spur black identity, and hence black pride, and eventually pay important dividends. Said Columbia Sociologist Francis lanni: "The civil rights movement seemed to be stopping for a breather. This may be a significant turning point." Said Anthony Browne, an assistant vice chancellor at the University of California at Berkeley: "Roots sensitized a lot of people to the black situation...
Here in Chile, in the middle of enormous difficulties, a truly just society was being erected, based on our sovereignty, our national pride, and the heroism of the best of Chile's population. On our side, on the side of the Chilean revolution, were the constitution and the law, democracy and hope...
...sure, Kunta Kinte is seen as a figure of unbending pride and courage, and morally it is fine to present an outsize, heroic character with whom black youths can identify. On the other hand, black males wearing their machismo on their sleeves-as many do in current films and TV shows-are really just variants on the old buck characters of early movies and even earlier plays...