In Hastings, where he made his home, he revived the fortunes and aspirations of the local writers' group, and established a short story prize, administered in Hastings but open to all comers.
Even in defeat, the hero, this very Latin hero, endures--in his assertive dignity, his contempt for fortune, and his operatic aspirations (and orations).... Nothing inspires greater sympathy for Castro, and for Cuba, than the embargo... Describes Havana over Christmas, and gives a brief history of the embargo, which started in 1963.
Even in defeat, the hero, this very Latin hero, endures--in his assertive dignity, his contempt for fortune, and his operatic aspirations (and orations).... Nothing inspires greater sympathy for Castro, and for Cuba, than the embargo... Describes Havana over Christmas, and gives a brief history of the embargo, which started in 1963..
Like The X Factor set in Malory Towers, this contemporary tween drama (written by the Observer's dance critic, Luke Jennings, and his daughter, Laura Jennings) doesn't question the notion that "fame and fortune" are the highest aspirations of young female-kind.
Lancaster has never been short of land or aspiration, hitching its fortune to railroads, farming, mining, military bases, prisons, the aerospace industry and, more recently, to Chinese manufacturing.
Advised by his stepfather that to be a professional photographer was not financially viable or a stable career and that only a small percentage of photographers achieve fame and fortune, he put his artistic aspirations on hold and eventually earned an MBA in entrepreneurship at the University of Western Ontario in 1980.
While most Olympic athletes are content to compete for glory on the track or in the pool, some have bigger aspirations -- like finding fame and fortune on TV.
Her aspiration should also be Knowledge or Fortune.
