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Lin’s choice of celebration was rather fitting. For a split second, he had again accomplished the impossible. Against the Crimson playmaker, nothing stood a chance—not even gravity...
...state despite passionate appeals from a small, but determined, group of activists within the state. Initially, Senator John S. McCain supported and defended Symington in his refusal, but as the political winds changed due to boycotts and public outcry so did McCain, especially once it became clear that Arizona stood to lose millions of dollars on the issue...
...path easy. For our parents’ generation, the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights movement similarly served to divide and define—you were for Civil Rights and against the war, or you weren’t, but either way you knew where you stood. The clothes they wore, the drugs they used or refused, the colors of their friends’ faces, and the music they listened to all gave our parents’ lives definition. You were either hip or you weren?...
...sweetness evocative of aged pages, and felt the cooler, quieter atmosphere envelope me. In that life’s heart of the library, there the Gutenberg would light up before me, there Harry’s portrait hung above the fireplace, there his books remained lovingly preserved, there stood the vase of fresh flowers continually renewed...
...been 18 months since I stood in front of you and talked about the global ramifications of the global crisis” on FAS, Smith said. “It is hard for me to express how proud I am of our entire community to push us forward in this difficult time...