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...other 89 minutes of action, nobody on the Crimson bench could find much to cheer about. Missed opportunities, botched shots, aimless passes, and a truly stellar Husky eleven combined to make the trip home the only satisfying thing about the whole...
...their children, Mary, 15, and John Joel, 10. During the week Knapp commutes from his Manhattan office to his mother's house in suburban Westchester County. He usually arrives late because he spends the evenings with his mistress Nina in the city. At home, his children grow aimless and petulant. Visions of Peter Frampton fill Mary's head and threaten her chances of passing a summer-school English course. Obese John Joel's idea of a perfect day is: "Have Mary out of the house. Have the air conditioner on and read comics. No big deal...
...espcially its youth, being progressively cut off from the sources of human and national experience, appears to me to the the principal form of poverty in this country. Among the affluent and educated is the main source of disorientaion and unhappiness. Among others, it is the stimulus to aimless rage and mindless vandalism...
...Vietnamese. "The place seemed completely deserted and ruined," Philips recalled. "There were a few people squatting on the sidewalks heating food or water in tin cans over a wood fire. Others, many in rags, were pecking about in the gutted interiors of houses. Everyone seemed to be completely aimless, moving with no sense of purpose. The only sign of transportation we saw was two donkey carts...
...green trailor that rusts on four rotting tires: "The Taunton Sport Parachuting Center." An empty field of uncut grass stretches out from the trailor and road, stopping before a band of trees and marsh. No planes, no parachutes, no jumpers. The wind twists dust and leaves in a lonely, aimless swirl...