Word: unafraidness
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...there has so far been little attention to perhaps the most dangerous and detrimental effect of this program, and of the initiative to put friendly Sunni clerics on the American payroll: its impact on Arab perceptions of genuine Arab moderates who are unafraid to criticize their own governments and advocate support for democratization and other American priorities...
...bringing the 47-year-old clarinetist to campus as an Artist-in-Residence for the OFA’s ongoing “Learning with Performers” series. Byron is a rare breed of jazzman. Few choose to specialize in the clarinet. Few modern jazz artists are unafraid to be explicitly political; Byron routinely gives his compositions titles like “(The press made) Rodney King (responsible for the LA riots).” Fewer still cite influences ranging from Duke Ellington and klezmer legend Mickey Katz to rap label Sugar Hill Records and the Afro-Cuban rhythmic...
...Villaraigosa laughed. All three of the night’s introductory speakers—including Institute of Politics (IOP) Director Jeanne Shaheen and Beverly O’Neill, president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors—had high praise for the featured guest. “He is unafraid to ruffle feathers,” Ellwood said. “He fundamentally believes in doing the right thing.” The event was held in conjunction with a three-day seminar for newly elected mayors held at the KSG. The seminar is sponsored biannually by the U.S. Conference...
Seniors say it's easy to teach children to like flying. Many pilots routinely ferry their grandkids around from infancy, and in most cases the children are unafraid. But Corbett is taking no chances with his 10 grandkids. He does a three- to six-month prep with them, one by one, just before they reach age 3. First he takes them to the airport to accustom them to the roar of engines and the odor of fuel. When they're ready, they venture out on the wing, then into the cockpit. Only after they ask to go up does Corbett...
...moving, it can sometimes seem too “cute” for the intelligence one expects of an educated utopian. Particularly during the flashback scenes, Kawaller’s girly sweetness is difficult to reconcile with her character’s stature as a woman who is unafraid to die for her country...