Word: successful
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...teacher, sent to do manual labor on a commune after the Cultural Revolution, tried in vain to leave China by the front door. Last year he got out by the back, after appealing to a former student who had been put in charge of approving exit visas. Success stories of this kind have given rise to a popular new proverb in China: "When a man knows the way, even chickens and dogs can go to heaven...
...itself under attack for succeeding, and becoming wealthy, by the economic rules that were handed down to them from the ruling groups. The meritocracy, rewarding talent and ignoring ethnic background allowed the sons and daughters of these immigrants to become doctors, lawyers and teachers through hard work and educational success. This system is being challenged by the advocates of affirmative action and racial quotas, and the middle class is upset...
...after the blacks and the first whites did, and they faced discrimination and hardship of their own, albeit much less severe than that faced by blacks. And they cannot understand why they should have to pay for the sins of the people who oppressed them too. Their ethos--that success should be the reward of merit alone, an ethos that allowed them to compete with the rest of America by stressing hard work and education--is being threatened, and they react with fear and anger. Some examples are in order...
...CUNY. Not only would you get a mediocre education, but you'd have to pay for it too. To convince big banks and federal officials of New York's sincerity and determination to help itself out of its crisis, city officials threw out a decades-old steppingstone to success, one that served millions of poor but hardworking kids. Free tuition was more than an isolated policy, it was a symbol of opportunity. And now it's gone...
Teammates say the secret to Atinc's success on the court is her quickness. Guard Hildy Meyers said yesterday, "She's really quick, a good driver, and a good hustler...