Word: spirit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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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...
Good old Welton: blue blazers, compulsory chapel, imitation Gothic architecture. A headmaster (Norman Lloyd) with a mellifluous voice and a pinched spirit. A student body harboring a minority of disaffected spirits awaiting rebellious mobilization. And over in the English department, a passionate eccentric, John Keating -- played by Robin Williams -- who is just the man to stir the lads...
Anger at being barred from Britain apparently helped rouse Hong Kong's slumbering political spirit last week. In an emotional declaration, Frances Hung, a 24-year-old secretary who braved a typhoon to participate in a march, asserted, "I am a Chinese British subject with a British passport, but what does that mean? Nothing. I cannot leave Hong Kong. The people in Tiananmen Square are my brothers and sisters. They have the same blood as I do. I am Chinese." The unaccustomed outpouring of emotion left many demonstrators teary-eyed. Even the colony's upper crust showed its support...
...could enter the Aspen Hotel in Parsippany, N.J., where the meeting was held, Rawl had to run a gauntlet of hundreds of angry demonstrators, some chanting, "What do you do with a drunken sailor? Make him skipper of an Exxon tanker!" Environmental activist Barry Commoner summed up the spirit of the crowd when he declared, "We are here to pass judgment on a crime against nature and the American people...
...same day, 1,000 miles to the northwest, the spirit of Western boosterism took a fall almost as jarring as the Denver vote was exhilarating. In another special election, Seattle voters approved severe restrictions on the height and size of buildings that can be put up in the downtown area during the next ten years. The limits were contained in a citizens' initiative put forward as an alternative to a less restrictive plan favored by the city council and Mayor Charles Royer. With a turnout of only 23%, the tougher rules were approved...