Word: transcends
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...some of its conservative critics imply. I suspect that nearly all undergraduates, if you were to ask them, would profess a sincere faith in American ideals. It’s just that no one would really ever think to ask. Nationalism is something we study, not practice. We transcend it. This is no Kremlin on the Charles; it is merely Davos on the Charles...
Democratization is an enlightened ideal and the West’s reality, but it is only beneficial if individuals transcend apathy and get involved. Updating Jefferson to better fit our times, it is not about choosing between media and government, but about using democratized media to appropriately influence government...
...course, a switch might disadvantage the Democratic legislative agenda and please Republicans, but it is an opportunity to transcend party-politics—an area Lieberman likes to claim as his specialty. Realigning with the correct party would make a powerful statement against the culture of self-aggrandizement and insider politics that defines Washington. What better way to prove the “independence” he brags about than to take such a bold action...
...international community was thinking when it allowed such a war to break out and wishing that the army of Sierra Leone had appealed to another country or a worldwide organization for help when the war began. But such absences feel purposeful: By ignorning politics, Beah allows his story to transcend them. Writing as much a novel about ordinary life as war, Beah contrasts civilian and military life to define the two more precisely. He highlights the importance of family life and community in Sierra Leonean society, implying that the army had replaced his parents. He also emphasizes how deeply local...
Ronald Reagan's upbeat personality developed early in life as a way to both accept and transcend a beloved alcoholic father. But years of performing and public speaking molded it into a persona that helped win landslides and kept his enemies off balance. Reagan could go to Berlin and tell Mikhail Gorbachev to "tear down this wall!" just months after negotiating earnestly with the Soviet leader at Reykjavk, all the while withholding concessions on the development of the Strategic Defense Initiative, the very thing Gorbachev most wanted...