Word: sentimentalism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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That is a sentiment that, in variation, finds a chorus of amens in almost every presidential campaign this year. In Texas, Governor George W. Bush says his proudest innovation is a program that allows welfare recipients to be given assistance from faith-based organizations. On Capitol Hill the concept has been championed by Republican John Kasich, another presidential contender. And former Senator Bill Bradley, Gore's only Democratic rival, has said that religious organizations are crucial to building a "civil society...
There are three main reasons behind this conscious omission. First, most people don't believe that raising teachers' salaries would attract better teachers. The adage "those who can, do; those who can't, teach" has been too firmly ingrained upon the public consciousness. The sentiment has developed that those who choose to teach do so only because they could not get a better job. Current teachers fear raising salaries to attract talent would imply that they are somehow inferior and deserve to be replaced...
Opponents are also concerned that despite its lack of practical effect, the bill's repercussions could include instigating anti-gay sentiment...
...purpose of the second draft is todisguise, and sweep a little bit more under therug, anti-gay sentiment and language, but it makesno difference," Hyde said...
...Luca. The film engages the audience's sympathy without being mawkish. Unlike Zeffirelli's immensely popular 1961 production of Romeo and Juliet, Tea with Mussolini does not pander to a specific audience. It manages to convey the struggles and foibles of its characters with economy of sentiment and love...