Word: eagers
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Certainly the most eager and conspicuous new recruits are the yuppies. Since they absorb much of the blame for the moral defoliation of the '80s, / they deserve some recognition for their redemption. "We're trying to break the cycle of you get up, you go to work, step over a homeless person on the way to the subway, go to the gym, go to the sushi bar, go home and fall asleep," says Kenneth Adams, executive director of New York Cares, a sort of charitable clearinghouse for yuppies that has recruited 600 young volunteers to tutor dropouts, serve in soup...
...dozen or so agencies have sprung up that charge hundreds of eager companies upwards of $50,000 to find scenes for their products in suitable upcoming movies. The agencies pore over early scripts secured from set decorators and prop masters in an effort to find the right fit. Some guarantee placement in six or so films -- theoretically, more exposure than a comparably priced ad could offer. Big-screen placements, say agents, provide more bang for the buck than television. "A movie goes from theaters to TV to the video marketplace," says Cliff McMullen of UPP Entertainment Marketing, "which makes...
...year shackled to a black vinyl Daily Planner would be the final indictment of the drab ordinariness of my workaday life. As my power quotient tumbled beneath even that of Michael Dukakis, gone would be those wistful dreams of a corner office and secretaries heralding my daily arrival with eager chirps of "Good morning, Mr. Shapiro...
...needs instructions on matters as diverse as earthling sexual practices and the historical significance of Jimmy Durante. Nobody's perfect. But Celeste is a willing learner, and Dr. Steve Mills (Dan Aykroyd), the widower, father and scientist on whose signal into outer space she beamed down, is an eager, bedazzled teacher...
After 25 years in the business, Richard Steele, director of undergraduate admissions at Duke University, thought he had seen them all. The eager ones. The teary ones. The ones who would do anything to get into the college of their choice. But last year a member of his staff ran across a genuine original. "Is there anything else I can do to strengthen my case?" Jennifer Tangora, a high school senior, inquired at the end of her interview. The admissions officer looked over her application, which was crammed with high grades, solid recommendations and documented achievements. "Seems...