achievement

One day, thousands of years from now, after the devastating effects of climate change have successfully wiped out the majority of twenty-first century American culture through some cataclysmic disaster that leaves only ruins to be studied, much like how our society now studies ancient Babylon, the children of the future will be sitting in their futuristic classrooms watching the only remaining DVD of our era, which just so happens to be the first season of Big Time Rush, and the teacher is going to say, "This was the pinnacle of twenty-first century American musical achievement," and somewhere in the ethos (* insert name of composer who you feel best represents twenty-first century American musical achievement*) will cry out in despair.

NewMusicBox 2010

Granted, it was a time when the graduation rate was a non-issue and the term achievement gap had yet to be coined.

ArtsJournal: Daily Arts News 2010

But when you consider the magnitude of shifting from one conservative era to one in which government simply has to be deployed to tackle deep structural problems, the achievement is as significant as his election year.

Think Progress » Tea Party activists distribute signs paid for by the RNC at ‘Take The Town Halls to Washington’ event. 2010

That's what they are referring to, this renewal, this -- what they call achievement of enrichment at Netame (ph).

CNN Transcript Apr 13, 2006 2006

Quite apart from the remarkable nature of this achievement is the fact that this is merely another proof that even under the pressure of war and the heavy drain on manpower, the brains of Britain were never more vigorous and never more productive than they are today.

Britain Sees It Through 1944

If one accomplishes something especially fine, his achievement is a source of admiration and joy to others: no heart suffers from another's wealth, but the triumph of one is a delight to all.

The Montessori Method Anne E. Montessori George 1912

I'm sure the 'achievement' is great ... but it's slow, it looks terrible, and it can't handle things like GTK+ windows properly.

Nimi Adds Visual Effects And Eye Candy To Windows | Lifehacker Australia 2009

Sen. Clinton may have succeeded in getting people to call her "Hillary" and to have made them feel resigned to her front-runnership, but what kind of achievement is that?

Archive 2007-09-01 xtra 2007

Sen. Clinton may have succeeded in getting people to call her "Hillary" and to have made them feel resigned to her front-runnership, but what kind of achievement is that?

Gore to Run? xtra 2007

But perhaps Ephron’s main achievement is that she has always had the talent and courage to say things that others writers can’t or don’t.

Ms. Ephron Regrets « One-Minute Book Reviews 2006