Word: sentimentalized
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...situation in India is instructive. The Hindu nationalist party claims that its assimilative agenda and its mission to "break Islamic exclusivism" are the only means to build a united, democratic India. Thus, by stifling minority religious sentiment, the Hindu politicians hope ironically to "protect the plurality of thoughts and institutions...
Rosovsky echoed this sentiment, acknowledgingthat "at some point, there is no more appeal...
...thereby following in the footsteps of almost all of the Jews in the city. His reasoning is that he wishes to be promoted to municipal secretary, a position he has been working toward for 17 years but also a position which his faith has prevented him from achieving. Christian sentiment, however, scorns the newly converted as Jewish at the core in spite of any baptism ceremony they may have undergone. Karl, while achieving his desired post, begins to receive criticism from members of the community...
...trying to be stereotypical or discriminating but to address the lingering prejudice and intolerance that are firmly entrenched in society. These are captured by Tad's mother's attempted reassurance when he comes out to her, "I love you in spite of that." While ostensibly accepting and tolerant, this sentiment denigrates Tad in suggesting that his homosexuality is a burden, a blemish that must be overcome. In his dissection of such phrases considered, by and large, to be socially acceptable, O'Donnell forces the reader to examine the reality behind the facade...
Andler said the movement is not a response toanti-immigrant sentiment in Cambridge...