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...person, where everything in that person's life can be viewed as following a central design and moving towards a goal. The problem inherent in writing a biography is that any representation of the person's life as leading to a logical goal or conclusion fails to reflect the chaotic, first-person perspective in which the subject actually lived his or her life...

Author: By Erik Beach, | Title: Biography: What Is It? | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

...show is a chaotic mix of fun and frenzy. Expertly choreographed, the dancers-cum-percussionists put on an astounding display of physical dexterity and mental ingenuity. The rapid manipulation of the most basic objects into instruments is as much fun to watch as it is to hear. Perhaps "rapid" is an understatement. It is nearly impossible to follow the movements of the cast members as they smash their way along. One minute they are harnessed to a vertical wall of musical hubcaps, the next smashing broomsticks in a ritualistic dance. It was dance, drama, action and comedy rolled into...

Author: By Brian R. Walsh, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Stompin' at the Wilbur | 12/3/1999 | See Source »

Instantaneously, the Corps rose to the shout and began to pull the injured and dying from the enormous structure, log by log, which would have been 40 feet tall when finished. Frantic phone calls of mothers to children and chaotic cries ruled...

Author: By J. MITCHELL Little, A LITTLE PAST LITTLE ROCK | Title: "We Need CPR and First-aid . . ." | 11/30/1999 | See Source »

...began tumbling down, though, after the subprime lending market collapsed last year, leaving the bank undercapitalized. Federal regulators came to review the books but were overwhelmed by chaotic records that filled much of the bank, a warehouse and an old schoolhouse...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Poor Town, Rich Bank | 11/1/1999 | See Source »

Despite some adventurous wins, including a chaotic 18-16 extra-inning decision at Penn in the Ivy opener and a 15-12 slugfest in the opener of a pivotal series at Brown, the Crimson rolled as it has every year under Walsh. It clinched its fourth straight Red Rolfe Division title with a doubleheader sweep at Dartmouth on the last weekend of the season...

Author: By Daniel G. Habib, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: IVY REPEAT FOR BASEBALL | 10/6/1999 | See Source »

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