Word: vibrant
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...inexperience, he achieved little of his reform agenda of decentralizing political power and redistributing wealth. His "sunshine policy" of engagement with North Korea produced a 2007 summit between Roh and Kim Jong Il but no lasting improvements in relations. Still, Roh left his imprint on South Korea's vibrant democracy. Through his commitment to activism, Roh encouraged South Koreans to fight for their rights. That's a legacy neither his critics nor his tragic death can rub away...
...paper, Australia looks like an ideal choice for young Indians seeking to further their education. The nation's vibrant democracy, high educational standards, and a perceived low crime rate have made it something of a mecca for students from the sub-continent - with some 93,000 attending courses in everything from hospitality to engineering...
...bonds between that great nation and my own. And they could not have known that one day an American President would visit this place and speak of them and that he would do so standing side by side with the German Chancellor in a Germany that is now a vibrant democracy and a valued American ally. They could not have known these things. But still surrounded by death they willed themselves to hold fast to life. In their hearts they still had faith that evil would not triumph in the end, that while history is unknowable it arches towards progress...
...splendid advantage in matters of justice and culture. You want to have powerful Latinas - and others, the full panoply of American types - helping make big decisions, not just on the Supreme Court, but in boardrooms, schools and editorial offices. That presence is what makes this society so much more vibrant than it used...
...aftermath of colonialism. (And I include in this indictment mini-states such as Dubai, impressive though they may be, whose recent prosperity seems much too much dependent on a real estate bubble.) In two generations, by contrast, Japan and South Korea, developed two of the world's most vibrant, innovative economies out of the ashes of truly devastating wars. On the foundation of successful economies, both built a superstructure of robust democratic societies - in the case of South Korea, one almost thinks, at times, too robust. And yet, as Obama pointed out, they have been able to maintain their cultural...