Word: spirit
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...That spirit runs throughout the The End of Nature in which McKibben argues that the process of global warming is killing off the very idea of nature by extending the reach of humanity throughout the planet...
...missionary spirit has always hovered over the U.S.'s relations with far- off, backward lands. In the mid-19th century, New England ministers went abroad to save souls. A century later, foreign aid technocrats preached the virtues of hydroelectric dams and other megaprojects. Now a new generation of globe-trotting officials is spreading the gospel of environmentalism...
...spoken for the defense. "They have a Jim Jones mentality," he said, in a bizarre reference to the cult leader responsible for 900-plus deaths by mass suicide. "I've seen these people out here who think he could walk on water." Despite fears that Bakker's fans might spirit him out of the country, Potter freed the telefelon on a $250,000 secured bond; he must report daily to an Orlando parole officer...
...enjoy the fact that we really don't get the respect or attention that we'd like," junior cheerleader Annette Del Barrio says. "There isn't that much school spirit...
...voice is phenomenal, her stage presence at once imposing and inviting. Pfeiffer gives to Suzie Diamond such a joyous, sultry energy that all who listen feel the spirit of the music surround and lift them. They actually believe and wish all those old torch songs to be true. Suzie's version of "Machine' Whoopee" on top of Jack's piano is straight out of Hollywood history and perfectly executed...