Reflecting on and connecting the amazing leadership he exercised, the struggle he embodied, the sacrifices he made both in prison and as president, to the daily lives that people lead here, the inconsistencies and frustrations and disasters in service delivery that I encounter in my work, it seems that things don't quite add up.
GD: A good portion of it was trying to envision what image embodies great sacrifice, what paints the image of great sacrifice.
But only a handful embodied the self-sacrificing and heroic qualities that defined my friend and mentor, Muhammad Ali.
Roosevelt believed war was a worthy pursuit because it made men selfless, caused pain, embodied an "ennobling" self-sacrifice, and instilled a sense of the "collective" and national good.
The show celebrates this vision while lamenting the necessary sacrifice it entails, embodied in the loss of Dot, the unlettered model he loves.
And yet, animal sacrifice was still deeply embodied — visceral, bloody.
In political exile Mda senior practised law in Lesotho where, as an austere Christian, he embodied the PAC's motto: "Service, Sacrifice and Suffering".
Religion is often touted as a force for moral good in the world but it has a sinister side, too, embodied by gruesome rituals like human sacrifice.
Neo-Confucian scholars also sought to borrow the Mahayana Buddhist ideal of self-sacrifice, welfare, and charity embodied in the bodhisattva.
Americans should not be expected to sacrifice our national heritage as embodied by our national parks, marine sanctuaries and wildlife refuges for the benefit of a few.
