Word: individualistic
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...unrelentingly energetic, but at times suffered from being almost too eclectic. The dexterous guitarist served up ringing riffs that jived perfectly with the group’s pan-Africanist outlook but occasionally slipped into solos that were more reminiscent of Western self-indulgent guitar heroes: aimless, raucous and individualist, if technically impressive...
Boston partisans went wild, but lanky Number 9—the rugged individualist as he was described in pre-game ceremonies—characteristically refused to tip his hat. Ted reappeared in left field at the top of the ninth, but was replaced immediately and trotted off the field to a loud, standing ovation...
...endearing desperation--and the equally media-savvy King, who needs his histrionic male chauvinism to advance her fight for equal pay for women athletes. It's half war, half platonic screwball romance; by the time the two play, they've achieved a surprisingly intimate connection. "[Riggs] was a scrappy individualist, just like Billie," says Anderson. "They were both working class, both rebels, both big mouths. They needed each other." A less heavy hand might have made Billie world class, but this is still a refreshing work that sends the conventions of the network flick to the showers...
There are cases all around us of individuals speaking for groups and of groups coming to the consensus of individuals. Consider the stand the E.U. is taking against Austria and the dominos that have fallen since the U.S. ambassador withdrew. I don't mean to hold argumentative, individualist logic on a high plane above consensus. Intuition can be a great help in situations where the facts are dubious...
...time election of Bill Clinton and the election and later repudiation of the largely Republican Congress of 1994 shows the nation as a whole moving toward moderation, a middle path between the two extremes. Similarly, there is value to both "structuralist" and "individualist" notions of Harvard. However, while members of Congress must compromise in order to be able to create legislation palatable to the majority, students at the College are not similarly constrained by pragmatic forces, and thus students have little incentive to question their own take on Harvard and synthesize the two perspectives...