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...Taylor said. “Our league was good last year, but there aren’t a whole lot of teams that got weaker. It’s a good sign for the strength of our league that there were very few teams last year that were driven by their senior classes...
...gifts and glory being a teen wolf brings Scott versus Scott’s knowledge that he actually has become the bad guy, that he’s abusing his gifts. The blonde gal is symbolic of his transfer from good-guy underdog, to a larger-than-life, ego-driven punk on par with the movie’s antagonist, Mick. The shallow Pamela’s interest in Scott is a meaningful indication that his wolfy activities have been misguided. At this point in the film, Scott has, almost without his own knowledge, become what he had earlier despised...
...outward appearance of apathy. We weren’t polarized, either—that implies two distinct viewpoints. We were all focused on our own diverse interests. People would get involved in organizations that weren’t as vocal as the SDS, but they were still driven by genuine concerns. In general, people cared a lot about the University, but not all in the same way. There are so many misconceptions about our class because of the takeover and the riots...
Abell: I think the demonstrations were driven by the openness of debate. The administration was very open at that time. There is a misconception that the takeover was a standoff against the University, but in reality, it was a multifaceted event with a real passion behind it. Everyone, not only the liberals, had a venue for debate and the right to speak out about their views...
...Right now, the Bush Administration might be a lot more comfortable with someone like Butler, whose actions were driven by a belief that Iraq was hiding weapons of mass destruction and that it was his job to get in Saddam's face and alert the international community to his non-compliance. One can only speculate on how Vice President Cheney, for example, might have greeted the news that the 72-year-old Swedish diplomat had subjected his inspectors to a program of "cultural sensitivity" training so as to avoid them unnecessarily offending the Iraqis. But Blix is unmoved...