Word: transcendence
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When Dani was 14, I must already have had an inkling that he was one of those rare people who transcend age and place - and ethnicity and religion, too. I couldn't know to what extent: a year after the war, Dani converted from Islam to Protestantism after reading a New Testament given to him by American missionaries. "It matched with my philosophy," he says. "Jesus' message is love, to turn the other cheek." Dani keeps his faith close to his chest. "I don't think God wants to be as popular as he is right now," he says...
...that has made some farmers in the region rich, but which is of questionable environmental value at best. But the very fact that governors of red states like Kansas would agree to sign a pact that has anything to do with climate change raises hope that the issue can transcend political differences...
...things I don’t already know, but there are still times when I feel a very simple, almost juvenile desire to just be invited. “Emergency & I” is not a healthy way of dealing with late adolescent alienation. It doesn’t transcend the emotions that compel listeners to identify with it in the first place. But sometimes not enough is enough. —Staff reviewer Richard S. Beck can be reached at rbeck@fas.harvard.edu...
...more futuristic then they originally had predicted.”The best element of the film is its eclectic and star-studded cast. While all celebrities in their own rights, the actors adopt a pseudo-satirical style and give exaggerated performances, making no effort whatsoever to transcend their type-casting. This two-dimensional approach, however, helps Kelly create not only a send-up of today’s modern political scene but also an absurdist parody of the entire surrealist genre.In “Southland Tales,” the Marxist underground movement is controlled by SNL-type aging hippie...
...promised between the Illinois Senator and Hillary Clinton. Chris Cillizza chided, "He is not someone who enjoys direct confrontation and is still learning the political necessity of the tactic," while Real Clear Politics accused Obama of "backing off." Perhaps, some theorized, he was somehow suffering from his ability to "transcend politics." He was a rock star without an anthem, all charisma but no courage...