Word: transformation
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...trip of U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice through Asia has briefly lifted this veil of ignorance. For seven days, Asia seeped into the consciousness of Americans. But soon it will be forgotten again. Few Americans know how dramatically Asia has changed. Fewer understand how the region will transform the world in the 21st century...
...Disparities and discrimination are problems that are associated with a white male power structure—the old boys network dominating academia, business, medicine, journalism, and virtually all areas of American society. If Summers is truly sincere in his concerns about diversity, he should implement a plan to transform this “club” into one that is genuinely inclusive...
...most recent State of the Union address, President Bush told Americans that faith-based initiatives would transform America “one soul at a time.” Simply put, the government should not be in the business of saving souls. It should be helping people. Somewhere, Thomas Jefferson is rolling over in his grave...
...this idea that we could transform the meaning of the library,” says one student participant who asked not to be named. “It could become a less intense and more relaxed, playful environment...
...This adopt-or-perish attitude helps explain how Thais have survived three decades of breakneck development. "In one dizzying spasm," writes Cornwel-Smith, "Thailand is experiencing the forces that took a century to transform the West." How does a nation modernize this fast without eroding the traditions that define it? In Thailand, "traditional" is now often a pejorative term, meaning low-class or old-fashioned. Many of the temple's social functions have been replaced by the mall, where, the author notes, "the principal rite is the right to shop." What matters most is looking dern. Yes, that's Thai...