Word: prided
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...authority of the state. But his theoretical notion can not capture the real emotion of submitting to the sovereignty of a new country. Although many who accept United States citizenship look upon the formal procedure with apathy, the social contract it symbolizes is a source of great enthusiasm and pride, an opportunity to begin a new life in a still very new world...
...February Americans flinch at an inflation rate of 18% that drops to a hardly bearable 12.7% as the year ends. February is also the month when the U.S. hockey team's victory over the Soviets ignites national pride. But in April the U.S. boycotts the Summer Olympic Games to protest the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. In May Cuban refugees flee Castro, and the U.S. greets them at first with an "open arms" policy, then a state of emergency in Florida, then a closing of the open arms?the entire pilgrimage eventually capped off with riots at Eglin Air Force
...Reagan began picking up the splits of wood, loading them into a cart. His five-room 100-year-old adobe house depends on two fireplaces for heat. He takes pride in keeping his supply of firewood stacked high. "I enjoy the fireplaces here more," he says, "because I know we need the heat...
Rebellion is a natural outgrowth of the Polish character-ebullient, romantic, ready to defend national pride at the drop of a kapelusz, and ironic enough to look forward to a potent drink right afterward. Sums up a Polish woman: "We can only be compared with the Irish." A Western diplomat who has served in Poland puts it differently: "The Poles are a bunch of anarchists." That may be overstating matters, but it is true that the Poles bend less willingly to Soviet domination than any other satellite. The Catholic Church, which has nurtured the Polish spirit when outside powers have...
Poor Omega. Once the pride of the Brookfield (Ill.) Zoo, he is now an outcast. Rejected by two female companions, the hefty 450-lb. gorilla sits alone in his cage, forlornly munching on alfalfa or taking a lackadaisical swing on the rubber tire hanging from his ceiling. Omega's problem is that he is sterile...