Word: sentimentality
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...religious sentiment persists even today, as the political arena makes abundantly clear. Our president and government officials swear their oaths on the Bible or other religious books, we have a National Prayer Day, and evangelical lobbying groups regularly make their way into the newspapers. In addition, the invocation of “faith” and “God” by political candidates is an everyday occurrence on the campaign trail, for reasons as much political as religious—a 2007 Gallup poll reports that less than half our nation would vote an atheist into the presidency...
...Four Quartets,” quoting, “We shall not cease from exploration / And the end of all our exploring / Will be to arrive where we started / And know the place for the first time,” a nod to artistic exploration of human sentiment. Following Gomes, an array of speakers took the stage to read excerpts from various national outcries against injury and injustice, reading first in their native tongue and then the English translation. Readings varied from “Nunca Más: The Report of the Argentine National Commission on the Disappeared?...
...Outside official circles in China that sentiment is stated more bluntly. "The U.S. is definitely a dragger. It's not a pusher. It's not a puller," says Chen Xingdong, a Beijing-based China economist for BNP Paribas Securities. "The U.S. is not doing the right thing. It's not acting...
...should we ask for more? This sentiment reflects all of the best motivations for extending childhood athletics to adult competition. While salaries of $20,000 to $30,000 for a “hobby” are no joke in a sagging economy, Veltman clearly takes a fun-loving approach to his place in the league...
While this small self-promoting joke may seem harmless, it is an example of the kind of sentiment all too commonly expressed at Harvard. Depressingly, this type of proverbial back-patting makes it past ceremonious occasions like Commencement, filtering into the daily life of the classroom. It is these locutions that are largely responsible for the oft-complained of arrogance of Harvard students...