Word: spirit
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...mountain only to helplessly watch it roll back down. How much futility can be absorbed before hope ends? We can at least be grateful for the immense generosity of the world in the face of this tragedy and the profound resilience of the Haitians' human spirit...
...Although the U.S. still accuses Syria of supporting militant groups in the region, the appointment of a new ambassador is recognition of a new spirit of partial cooperation from Damascus. Since the waning days of the Bush era, Syria has helped tighten its border with Iraq to prevent jihadists from crossing; it has for the first time recognized Lebanon's sovereignty by opening an embassy in Beirut (Damascus has traditionally regarded its neighbor as a Syrian province illegitimately turned into a separate entity by France in the wake of World War I); and it has regularly called for direct peace...
...hard for us to score inside,” said Harvard coach Tommy Amaker, who played just three forwards. “It puts a lot of pressure on those perimeter shooters. I thought that our shooting, or inability to make some open shots,...really kind of zapped our spirit...
...Josiah Quincy has this spirit about him and every single person who lives in this House feels it,” said Quincy resident Honor S. W. McGee ’10. “He took a stand and said ‘get your act together,’ and so we proudly eat cake and celebrate his life...
This is what made Bubbles’ story all the more powerful. In the dark and crummy world of “The Wire,” Bubbles, through sheer force of personality and spirit, survives. As I sat watching his televised redemption, I was glad I could see his story, and get a small, fictional view of the real world...