Word: vanguardism
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Most Palestinian children, on the other hand, have been inured to violence through Israel's occupation of the West Bank and the Gaza Strip and the three- year-old intifadeh. Arab youngsters have been in the vanguard of the uprising, burning tires, hurling stones -- and dying violently. They see little to fear from the Scud attacks. If they are hit, it will be by accident. And whether they die by Israeli guns or Saddam's missiles, they will still be martyrs to the Palestinian cause. Says Zobaida Abu-Humos, Shirin's older cousin: "I've seen so many Palestinians...
...officials fear that the returning Kuwaitis might slaughter every Palestinian in sight. Many of the exiles believe that Palestinians living in the emirate collaborated with the Iraqi army and revealed information about important Kuwaitis to the invading forces. Pentagon officials prefer to place Saudi troops, instead, in the vanguard of any assault. Once the area is stabilized, the exiles will be allowed a triumphant march into Kuwait City...
HARVARD University fancies itself The Premier University of the West. It is the vanguard of Classical, European and American thought, jealous guardian of its own cultural capital. By virtue of its history, Harvard has become the avatar of the American intellectual tradition. President Derek C. Bok frequently speaks in the most effusive terms on the responsibility of the education system to the American citizenry to a global community...
DEXTER GORDON: HOMECOMING -- LIVE AT THE VILLAGE VANGUARD (Columbia). Gordon's 1976 return to the U.S. after 14 years abroad produced a smashing live album. Now reissued with the latest batch of Columbia Jazz Masterpieces releases (other offerings include Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and Dave Brubeck), this two-disk set features a throaty version of 'Round Midnight that ranks as one of the great tenor sax performances of all time...
...fact, some observers predict hard times ahead for some of today's highly touted youngsters. "A lot of them are going to fall by the wayside," says Lorraine Gordon, owner of New York's Village Vanguard. Arrendell agrees: "The record companies are on board only as long as they're making money. I think there always will be a demand for jazz. But the artists they sign and keep are the ones who sell the most records. Some guys are going to see their contracts not renewed...