Word: zeal
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...strong statement about the so-called "American Dream," circa 1900. The then-taboo issues of racism, xenophobia, unwed mothers and exploitation of the lower classes, to name just a few of the topics sung about onstage, are brought up with a bit of cliche, but are tackled with honest zeal nonetheless. The plot revolves around three families--one upper-class WASP, one black and one immigrant Jewish--who are striving for success and happiness in turn-of-the-century America, which is offering them as much adversity as it is opportunity...
Wofford saw many parellels between Americorps enthusiasm and the zeal of the 1970s are Peace Corps...
...staff should not expect the administration to quell Harvard's driven student body. We should demand an official dean of students because Harvard's zeal deserves better student services: bringing more of the outside world to campus for career guidance, as well as entertainment purposes; having the power to initiate an increase in student group space and funding; instituting twilight library and dining hall hours; fostering more student-staff interaction. While the administration could do much more to make student life rewarding, the fact that Harvard students can't seem to find time for love is our own fault...
...rate, Firmage has embarked on his new career of fringe visionary with typical entrepreneurial zeal. His to-do list includes self-publishing The Truth in book form this summer, giving interviews to everyone from CNN to UFO-friendly radio host Art Bell, talking to Hollywood about various film and TV projects and founding a pair of start-ups to promote his spacy ideas and implement his vision for "sustainable" online commerce...
...rely on prosecutors to exercise discretion. A novice at the job, Starr saw no virtue in restraint, without realizing how his zeal in pursuit of the President would alarm the jury that was called to judge them both. If nothing else, his legacy is plain: he will probably destroy the institution that created him. The independent-counsel statute, born of an impeachment drama 24 years ago, is likely to die in the throes of this one. We may well, as a result of his efforts, conclude that the government can't be trusted to investigate those in the government...