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...From what I can gather from those who remember, these little revolutionaries brought a passion and zeal to class that spurred everyone to fierce discussion. Even more importantly, they meant that section was never ever dull...
...into retirement. Mugabe, once hailed as a great new African leader himself, has proved more powerful than his country's institutions. There is progress, of course. Kenyans last week rejected a new constitution backed by lackluster President Mwai Kibaki - elected just three years ago in a wave of reformist zeal - because of concerns that the proposals vested too much power in his office. (Kibaki promptly sacked his entire Cabinet.) Voters in Ghana, Senegal and Zambia have all elected opposition parties since the turn of the century. Such peaceful shifts prove that institutions in some countries are becoming strong enough...
Like many committed health professionals in the developing world, Akunyili brings an almost messianic zeal to her work. "Drug faking or counterfeiting is the greatest evil of our time," she says. "Malaria can be prevented, HIV/AIDS can be avoided and armed robbery may kill a few at a time, but fake drugs kill en masse...
...Beethoven was born December 1770 in Bonn, in what is now Germany. Beethoven, like most musicians, began his career early. His father, a tenor, pushed him to learn the piano, violin, and music theory with a brutal zeal that included floggings and time spent locked in the cellar. Beethoven would often improvise, only to be reprimanded by his father: “You are not to do that yet.” By age 13, Beethoven had already become the court organist and had published several compositions...
...Chinese deny having much military interest in space, insisting their zeal is almost exclusively scientific, economic and patriotic. At a technology conference late last year in Hainan province, Ouyang Ziyuan, the chief scientist for China's lunar space program, laid out the country's rationale for pursuing increasingly expensive exploration in a developing country where there are a lot of claims on public funds. "The lunar exploration project will spur high-tech development," he explained. "And I cannot calculate how much return there will be on that investment." He also spoke of the space program's appeal as a means...