Word: chanting
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...torchlit march may seem like ancient history to underclassmen, and its chant, "the struggle continues," has faded. But even now, some seniors says they can still hear it echoing through the Yard...
...CHANT OF JIMMIE BLACKSMITH Directed and Written by Fred Schepisi...
Carter patrons filled much of the spectators' gallery; they sat quietly, immobile as the demonstration surged. "Fucking Harvard snobs," one murmured. On the floor, a few southern delegates began a "Jim--Eeee Carter" chant, but before long it disappeared into the chorus of "We want Ted." Where television had benefited from its narrow, tight focus before, it now suffered; the power of the Kennedy backers was the most impressive on a grand scale. The only person in the hall able even to dampen the spirits of the demonstrators was the orchestra vocalist, a bald, leather-jacketed hybrid of Johnny Rotten...
...raises his right fist and brings it down gently. Up, down, up down. He is trying to lead the crowd in a chant of "Ali, Ali, Ali, Ali". Muhammad wants to drum up interest for his upcoming bout with Larry Holmes. The crowd continues to boo. Ali continues to pump that right hand. Up, down, up, down. Muhammad Ali is chanting alone. "Ali, Ali, Ali," he cries...
...resents the rule that forbids talking on the job: "How was he to marvel adequately, voiceless? He needed to cast his voice out to catch ideas." Lonely, overworked, far from their families, the China Men dig a large hole in a rich Hawaiian cane field, kneel around it and chant. " 'I want my home,' the men yelled together. 'I want home. Home. Home. Home. Home.' " Then they cover up the soil, trusting that the cane, when grown, will seed the air with their lament...