Word: quests
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...Johnson's compulsive honesty that's more likely to torpedo his quest for high office. He says what he's thinking, even when it's shockingly, hilariously off message. He recently incurred the wrath of Conservative colleagues by urging support for Hillary Clinton on the premise "Vote Hillary, get Bill." He explains that he was trying to make a serious point about America's damaged standing in the world, noting "Things come into my head that I find simply impossible not to say, and then all sorts of chaos breaks out. But I think it's much better that...
Harvard’s Asian American Association (AAA) has had a long and unsuccessful track record with advocating for the creation of an Asian American Studies concentration. The quest has, according to a Crimson news article in December, spanned twenty years and many hundreds of petition signatures. But before we respond with the politically appropriate gasp of moral indignation, let’s ask why success has not been forthcoming.A look at the history of Asian American studies reveals the contemporary—in fact, revolutionary—nature of the field. The program originated in academic settings...
...shocked and saddened by the death of Benazir Bhutto in this terrorist atrocity. She was a respected and resilient advocate for the democratic aspirations of the Pakistani people. We join with them in mourning her loss, and stand with them in their quest for democracy and against the terrorists who threaten the common security of the world." BARACK OBAMA...
...Based on a nonfiction book by George Crile, a former producer for 60 Minutes, the film follows the quixotic quest of a hard-drinking, oft-screwing Texas Congressman (Hanks) to get funding for antiaircraft weapons so that Afghani rebels can defeat their Soviet invaders. This was back in the 1980s, before the mujahedeen had flowered into the Taliban and backed Osama bin Laden's war against the U.S. (A postscript to the movie quotes Wilson as saying, "We f---ed up the endgame...
...double of himself who aids him in intellectual queries, read a book just by touching its cover, and save his own life from a gun-toting Nazi. Dominic, fluent in a dozen languages, attempts to complete his “life’s work”: The quest to find the origin of language and human consciousness. But he is bogged down by the Nazis, who take a keen interest in his situation and his loneliness. Coppola starts with a number of promising elements. Stylistically, he keeps the film interesting by incorporating vivid scenery—from a gory...