Word: prided
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...hometown pride is not enough to sustain an industry, and Massachusetts hopes that Hollywood producers’s devotion to the bottom line will draw more films to the state...
Despite his avowed disappointment in the conduct of the American government in recent years—specifically regarding its use of torture—Tribe concluded his remarks with a sentimental evocation of his pride in becoming a naturalized American citizen, and his respect for the Constitution that “guarantees our freedom to challenge the practices that bring us shame—and to vote for a changed government...
...make me feel any greater connection to the Harvard student body. Maybe Adams dining hall does makes me feel more connected to the house, but the monitors describing the “Putanesca” sauce don’t really make me beam with Crimson pride. Suddenly it hit me. The reason Professor Yasushi’s solution seemed so off was because he was trying to solve his university’s structural problem with Harvard’s cultural solution. Their campus lacked a sense of community not because they lacked any program to institute that integration...
...When you think of America, what makes your heart swell with pride and your eyes well up? Is it the idea of steel mills, microwaves, and the Internet? Or is it “American Gothic,” the Lincoln Memorial, and “My Country ‘Tis of Thee?” The fact is that when politicians stopped supporting artists, they stopped supporting the country’s vision of itself. We may have grown as a country since then, but that does not mean we have grown as a culture...
...overlook the Big Green. “It doesn’t feel like it’s ever come easy,” Murphy said. “They’re tough, physical kids, they’re well-coached, and they have a lot of pride.”Barring a complete meltdown for the Crimson, Harvard will move one game closer to the annual Harvard-Yale showdown—and one step closer to another Ivy League Championship...