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...defense different this year with the loss of All-Ivy-caliber players such as Ricky Williamson, Sean Tracy, Matt McBurney, and Bobby Everett...
...actually extremely impressed with how honestly he seemed to respond to the questions,” rising high school junior Everett Wallace said. “Before this, it seemed like his words would have such a huge political impact that he couldn’t say anything...
...straightforward expression were at odds with the public's expectations. The recognized standard for a statesmanlike address in mid--19th century America called for considerably more formality and pretension. The prose of acknowledged masters of that kind of writing--such as Lincoln's fellow orator at Gettysburg, Edward Everett, or Massachusetts Senator Charles Sumner--generally featured elevated diction, self-consciously artful expression and a certain moral unction. Lincoln's insistence on direct and forthright language, by contrast, seemed "odd" or "peculiar," as in this passage from a public letter he sent to Horace Greeley, founder and editor...
...know, of course, how it all turned out. Nowhere is that more evident than in the contrast between two speeches given on November 19, 1863. Everett, who had been a president of Harvard, a Congressman, a Senator and a Governor of Massachusetts as well as a Secretary of State and a minister to England, was chosen to deliver the principal address at the dedication of the new national cemetery on the battlefield at Gettysburg. Lincoln was invited almost as an afterthought. One man spoke for two hours, the other for two minutes. One speech was printed and distributed in advance...
...work most people admire but would not do. Loving and doing for someone and not being loved or thanked in return is not a lifetime occupation many would choose. Yet I suspect the good sisters have found more satisfaction in their work than most of us do. Kay Robertson Everett, Wash...