Word: sentimentality
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Several seniors expressed ambivalence about the choice—a sentiment that may stem from a lack of recognition of Amanpour’s name among some individuals...
...important to recognize Casement’s immanence within the imperial system, even as he was enraged by the abuses it engendered, and pointing out this ambivalence would not undermine Casement’s achievement as a campaigner, nor cast doubt on the authenticity of his humanitarian sentiment, but simply illuminate the complexity of his predicament and character. Instead, Goodman misses the opportunity to present Casement’s story as emblematic of the conflicted, traumatized, and transitional consciousness of colonial operators in the early twentieth century. Furthermore, in attributing to Casement an unalloyed concern for “human...
...tragic recent events. Sebastian Velez, Assistant Resident Dean of Kirkland House, closed his speech with a quote from photographer Sebastiao Salgado: “How can we claim ‘compassion fatigue’ when we show no sign of consumption fatigue?” he said. The sentiment that we who are lucky should share our good fortune ran through the event. One particularly resonant image from the PIH slide show featured at the concert was a child amputee in a wheelbarrow, being pushed through the streets of Port-Au-Prince by a more fortunate Haitian...
...unusual for typically solitary poets to make public appearances, it should happen more often. “I think it’s a good thing for the poetry community to think of itself as having a public face. We can play a role in helping people, in galvanizing sentiment, even action, around the world,” he said...
...Greece tossed out of the euro zone if it can't resolve its deficit dilemma without outside funding - a financial helping hand that a full 71% of Germans don't want their government to extend. Though no similar surveys have been conducted in France, leaders there say the public sentiment is much the same. "There are cultural differences for why the French wait for something to happen before reacting when the Germans respond as they see it developing, but opposition to a bailout - if that happens - is likely to be similar in both [countries]," says an adviser to French Economy...