Word: sentimentalism
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...through the New York Times wedding pages, working as a bar tender constantly apart from the customers. Each of these experiences is one of separation, of losing touch with humanity, each is a symbol of loneliness and sadness, sometimes even regret or despair. At the heart of this dehumanizing sentiment lies New York, and one cannot avoid the feeling that the authors are trying to blame their unhappiness on the city itself as if the buildings, the dark allies, the cabbies or the glamorous but cold parties were the root of every human problem. Detachment, perhaps the most universal theme...
...erstwhile sponsors, but the last straw came when Kabila ordered Rwandan troops out of the capital and his supporters began attacking Tutsi civilians. "This is an extremely emotive issue for the Rwandans and Burundians given the recent genocide," says Mutiso. "Once Kabila's government began whipping up anti-Tutsi sentiment, Rwanda felt compelled to act." With the battle lines drawn by Kabila's anti-Tutsi purge, Congo's president may wind up with plenty of time to mull over the maxim that you have to dance with them that brung...
Sounds good to me, too--and totally Hollywood. The latter sentiment does not always sink in here; even if they know it's just TV, somehow its distance from reality gets lost in translation. Israel by its very nature has been always looking for ideal worlds; for some, America is it. In some ways that is the worst part: this country is its own answer, with a lot to teach us too. Maybe the lessons can't fit into 30 minutes, but here races and religions have a long and increasingly bright history of cooperation rather than war. Israel...
...Hussein in his propaganda campaign against the U.S., Cohen repeatedly praised the participants of Operation Tailwind for their valor and said that he hoped their reputations could be fully restored. Cohen looked relieved when the questioning moved on to other topics -- and he is certainly not alone in that sentiment...
...rest of the French team, but they're hoping World Cup euphoria will carry the nation through its social and economic Long March. "France has to go through some tough reforms in order to overcome economic stagnation," says Crumley. "This upsurge in patriotism, national unity and can-do sentiment will give them the confidence to face an uncertain future." But there's one aspect of the soccer celebration Chirac may prefer to ignore: the recurring chant of "Zidane for President...