Word: chalkboard
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...those who knew the boy recall a hardworking student, one who shot his hand up when the teacher scribbled a math problem on the chalkboard, shouting "chaiyo" (victory) when he inevitably got the right answer. He usually finished his homework in a matter of minutes. Still, the star pupil with the outsized cranium?his nickname among his buddies was Fat Head?was no geek. "He was popular with the other boys and not shy at all," says his second-grade teacher Srimoon Kantha. "I remember him flexing his muscles, saying 'I'm going to grow up and be a hero...
...chalkboard sign invites the shopper into this space chock full of clothing, accessories, jewelry, and artifacts discovered by its proprietress, Aziza. Paintings by Parsons School of Design student, Maple Turner III are prominently on display and jewelry designed by Ona can be purchased...
...Early in the afternoon one day in the middle of October 1941, all the pilots were called together. There was a single chalkboard, covered with a white curtain, in the front of the room. An officer removed the curtain to reveal a map of Pearl Harbor. The officer said: "All of you are probably wondering what is going on. For the last four months, we've been doing quite different training. If we don't tell you why, it could affect your fighting spirit. Japan has been negotiating with the U.S. government patiently to maintain our position in East Asia...
...Japan. Then they heard more screaming. In a first-floor classroom, second-graders were just finishing up a music class when a large man in cream-colored trousers dashed madly toward them, rambling incoherently as he wielded a 6-in. kitchen knife. He stabbed three boys standing by a chalkboard. When a girl tried to flee, he chased her down a corridor. "Run! Run!" a child yelled. A teacher threw a chair at the man but he dodged it, stabbed the teacher and kept running, leaving behind him a trail of blood, tears and traumatized seven-year-olds...
...Then the screams grew louder. On the first floor, second-graders were just finishing music class when a large man in cream-colored trousers madly dashed toward them, muttering incoherently as he attacked pupils with a lethal 15-cm-bladed kitchen knife. He stabbed three boys standing by a chalkboard. When a girl tried to escape, he chased her down a corridor. "Run! Run!" a second child yelled. A teacher threw a chair at the attacker, who dodged it and then stabbed him. Then the man ran into another classroom, leaving behind a trail of blood, tears and traumatized...