Word: vitalize
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Holding two contradictory ideas in your head was supposed to be a sign of first-rate intelligence. Now it just feels like a vital sign. To say we have changed feels like rewarding the enemy, but to deny it risks losing the knowledge for which we paid a terrible price--knowledge about who we become under pressure, in public and private. People talked about living on a higher plane, with an intensity of fear and faith and gratitude, when it was easy to salute and hard to sleep and nothing was bland or phony or cheap. But we could...
...Bush's critics around the world are concerned about the wisdom of his approach, his G.O.P. allies at home are worried more about the politics of it. They acknowledge that the overall goal of fighting terror is vital, dovetails nicely with Bush's way of thinking and keeps the Democrats off balance. But they fear that his real challenge is growing at home, where the prospect of a double-dip recession looms. Many of these Republicans were surprised in January when Bush's strategist Karl Rove said the G.O.P. will make the President's "handling of the war on terrorism...
...which he struggled to explain why he reluctantly allowed the recruiters to return. However, I am not upset with the military’s heavy-handedness in this matter. Instead, I am ashamed to discover that Harvard has sold out. Simply put, Harvard has refused to acknowledge the vital role of the military and ROTC in this time of war. Instead, Harvard has acted sheepishly while compromising its principles. We now know what price Harvard has placed on its integrity...
...tennis establishment, Hewitt couldn't have arrived at a better time. With the reigns of Andre Agassi and Sampras drawing to a close--and colorful Europeans as plentiful as empty ashtrays in Paris cafes--there is a big void at the top of the sport. Worse, a vital ATP Tour marketing partner, ISL, went bankrupt last year, leaving men's tennis with a financial shortfall. The tour needs marquee players who can lure big sponsors back to the game...
There was a time when families who adopted children from a different ethnic or racial group were advised to cut ties to the past and assimilate the youngsters as completely as possible. Today adoption advocates agree that embracing the birth culture of these children is vital for parents raising kids from a race or culture other than their own. "When you raise a child of another race, you need to realize that you become an interracial family and to make use of every possible resource you can find to integrate with your child's birth culture," says Cheri Register, author...