Word: spirit
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...very glad some people abroad are able to fully understand the Catalan spirit. I have to say, your article was very close to the thoughts and feelings of many Catalans. May one day freedom reach us as well. As a matter of fact, we in the south of Europe are a key component in preventing fanaticism around the world. The day the geographically big nations listen to the small ones, things will be better for all. Roger Bofill Vic, Spain...
...faculty member of higher rank than a teaching fellow. And it is possible to make a gentleman’s C with little or no work and have the only permanent trace of one’s presence here a series of impressions on an IBM card. This spirit of live and let live extends through every aspect of undergraduate life. There are no big men on campus, only a host of little big men. The quest for fame reaches an early, flickering peak when 50 freshmen of whom no one but a few old-school friends have ever heard...
Standing in the middle of Harvard Yard, it is easy to imagine that within a two-mile radius, there are historic homes, multimillionaires, labs with scientists researching cures for cancer, and technology companies working to make our world faster. From the perspective of that history and entrepreneurial spirit, the possibilities for a positive life seem endless...
...happens to these kids ultimately,” he says. “I think my proudest moment is when I hear my players starting to talk about not just winning for themselves but winning for each other.”He aims to instill some of this team spirit and his own values and sportsmanship into the students he coaches—the idea that “they will only do well if they step out and help and make some sacrifices” for the good of the team.He adds that this was a characteristic he focused...
...can’t put my finger on the moment my impressions became more positive, but on the brink of graduation, my spirit for this school is stronger than ever. It’s not the facts my classes briefly stored in my short-term memory that have sparked the change. I’m sure I’ve forgotten much of the information I learned in lectures past. Though Harvard’s reputation rests on its academic prowess, courses here have not always been as fulfilling as I would have hoped...