Word: saviorism
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...past decade of reform corrected the former illusion provided by the establishment. Democracy, not another savior, became the inspiration for this new generation of Chinese. The public spirit and self-discipline they displayed, along with their political sophistication and widespread support amid struggle won the admiration of the world...
Brinker did not set out to become a savior. In 1984 a young architect she knew fell ill. "I'd never had any experience with AIDS," she recalls. "I was appalled at how quickly he became too sick to take care of himself." She and other friends formed a rotating caretaker group. But, occasionally, one would forget about his or her shift, and the dying architect went hungry until the next shift arrived. "I realized then," Brinker recalls, "that there were people throughout the city who didn't have my friend's support...
Despite its come-from-the-clouds victory, the 1988 Holy Cross football team is far from divine. It's not just that Crusader savior Gordie Lockbaum, the two-position player and Heisman Trophy finalist, graduated. Even Lockbaum probably could not have stopped the Cross' fall from grace. In its first game of the year, the Crusaders fell to Army...
...retire with an easy conscience." His experiment, though, cost him $12,000. That personal sacrifice caught the attention of Ann Medlock and John Graham, a married couple who run a small foundation in Langley (pop. 700), on picturesque Whidbey Island, 20 miles north of Seattle. And last year Flowers, savior of the bears, became a Giraffe...
Despite his protestations, it could be hard for Bradley, who has the inside- Washington foreign and economic policy experience and star quality that Dukakis lacks, to spurn the call of his party, should it come. Pulled off the bench reluctantly, he can play the exciting savior. The main problem the 6-ft. 5-in. former New York Knicks forward would face is finding a way not to make the 5-ft. 8-in. Dukakis look like the point guard he once...