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Security guards at the school said they called the police because they feared some students might attack the demonstrators. Many of the high school students formed in a circle around the RCP members, and some sang "God Bless America" to drown out the speeches...
Lewis is quite direct in criticizing Mondale for his political misjudgments and praising him for his numerous victories. He has written an insightful analysis of the psyche of a man who is probably overqualified for his job. One can only hope that his otherwise successful career won't drown in the vice presidential spittoon...
...throwing things for money. The Yankees are no more evil than any other organization because they reward their gladiators on a particularly ridiculous scale. There is little honor in the business of baseball; the honor is on the field, where the Yankees strut with pride and the Red Sox drown in tragedy...
...time and subject overlap in the plays of Chekhov and Gorky, the two men differ in their angles of vision. Chekhov was a cardiologist of the wounded heart; Gorky was a cartographer of a scarred social landscape. Chekhov's characters transcend their enervating environment; Gorky's characters drown in the swamp of their surroundings...
...ballets--a few cheers off-screen (so feeble they sound as if supplied by the film crew) indicates a warm ovation. The sole exception, and the sole excitement, occurs during a disastrous premiere, Shocked by the unorthodox choreography, a raucous audience tosses programs at the stage; as the catcalls drown out the music, Nijinsky shouts the beats to dancers from the wings, while Diaghilev tries to calm the crowd out front...