Word: transcender
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...expressing an affinity for the symphony, all of which somehow set her apart from the other girls on campus whom Elgin finds so vulgar and vapid. Caroline confesses her loneliness; Elgin decides this means she is looking for a meaningful relationship. He romantically believes the two of them will transcend the mundaneness of life. Then they discover...
...nearly two hours later, their continuously gripping performance lures the audience ever deeper into a complicated maze of cathartic emotions. Although the experiences that evoke these emotions are in many ways unique to blacks or women or black women, the universality of the feelings expressed enables the cast to transcend the dual barriers of race and sex and communicate not only with those who have been in similar positions, but also with those who never will...
...mind the difficult road ahead for the developing Third World nations as the reactionary pettiness of the current neo-ethnicity movement in the U.S. And he concludes that if the modern world is to see any lasting structural social change toward a more egalitarian world order, it must transcend this historically cyclical pattern of "ethnic revivalism...
...less tribal groups and tribal languages, the problem for unification could have been much easier. Another problem is the lack in individual efforts or motivation to succeed within a collective group. This is a result of the poor communalistic life that posed no opportunity for the individuals to transcend community life. We still face this problem in our rural areas in Africa, where a group could be content to live and share their poverty. This has contributed to making the individual lazy and impotent. Another great inherited fault that still exists in many Africans is that of readily accepting...
...best, fairy-tale stuff, but there is such a sweet, pleasant air about the enterprise. Everyone concerned works so earnestly and professionally to bring it off that it manages to transcend its inherent banalities. Those who deserve the largest share of the credit are Director Johnson, a solid pro who has done good work on the action circuit, and his three leading players. Johnson has a sure hand with the sports stuff; his games and practices are hard-charging and harsh-breathing. They provide an energetic contrast to the romantic sequences, which do not go mushy, and the didactic ones...