Word: vision
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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Three cheers for McLachlan and her vision of Lilith Fair! I spent many an hour sitting beside Sarah in high school English class while she dreamily sketched elaborate designs in her textbook, drawings that later evolved into album covers. I listened while our instructor scolded her for not reading Macbeth and told her that to succeed in life she needed to focus on academics, not art and music. And I cheered when she released her first album in the face of all doubt that anyone would want to hear what she had to say. She has proved that...
...impossible not to be overwhelmed by awe at the vision of the harbor from the heights of Victoria Peak, the most notorious and by far most spectacular sight of Asia's most dynamic, ebullient and thriving metropolis. The city's tallest hill, Victoria Peak provides streams of round-the-clock tourists as well as locals in search of solace from the city's frenetic life, with unparalleled views of the land below, the handsome towers and Kai Tak's airport constantly blinking lights. Like a multitude of glimmering diamonds, the lights and shapes reflect on the harbor, creating a visual...
...complex question is: As Hong Kong is once again part of China, what will its future really be like? After the deep pessimism and loss of confidence the mainland experienced after the Tiananmen Square's crackdown of June 1989, the people's sentiments now are characterized by a vision of energy and optimism, confirmed by opinion polls as well as by the uniquely frenetic dynamism of the recent months, when a $20.1 billion public works program was initiated. As part of this huge planning project, the world's longest suspension bridge, linking the island of Lantau with the peninsula...
Although the handover will most certainly produce changes and unfold new realities, one thing is easy to predict: the people of Hong Kong, perhaps the territory's most valuable and reliable asset, will not change and won't lose their unique energy, courage and vision for a bright tomorrow. And in the eyes of many, this might be enough to assure Hong Kong's future success. In the city of Lo Wu, at the border with China, the ultramodern train station is packed with masses of Chinese from the territory going to the mainland for a weekend or a short...
...chief architect of a powerful national government, then Brennan was the principal architect of the nation's system for protecting individual rights. Intellect alone could never have achieved so much, though Brennan's intellectual brilliance was indispensable. What animated him was passion and compassion, insight and empathy, and a vision of a Constitution of, by and for the people...