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...opening question was about as welcome as an attack of gout. "Mr. Madison," the TV interviewer purred, "how do you react to Patrick Henry's press conference this morning charging that the convention has exceeded its instructions and, quote, 'is hell-bent on tyranny.' " Remain calm, smile, take it in stride. "All citizens of our great state, of course, respect the views of Mr. Henry," Madison said slowly. "But sometimes Pat gets a little too fond of his own rhetoric. To paraphrase my esteemed fellow Virginian: Give me Constitution or give me chaos...
Once this assumption is made that first and foremost Goetz is white, i.e. instinctively prone to wish death upon Blacks, and that the four youths are first and foremost Black, i.e. hell-bent on terrorizing whites, then the case falls neatly into place. If the white gets off, white fear is justified and the stereotype of the Black as an innate criminal is vindicated...
...COST of millions, elevator companies are hell-bent on undertaking the most heinous practical joke ever. Combing the world's fraternity alumni lists and fast-food restaurants for the most unpleasant people in existence, the elevator companies hire these monoliths to populate the elevators of American cities. Bonuses are awarded for employees who are able to shake their bodies and shout things like, "OH NO! IT'S SNAPPED! WE'RE GONNA FALL! AHHHHH...
...true grandeur. Even if the plane does not make it all the way back, Yeager says, she will still feel a sense of achievement. "If we made the attempt and something happened to the airplane," she said, "I would be satisfied that we at least tried." But Rutan is hell-bent for immortality. As he circles the planet, the names circling in his head are Lindbergh and Amelia Earhart. He too aims to fly into history's blue yonder. "Milestones," Rutan says, "are something that can never be broken...
...federal government may be hell-bent on preventing people under 21 from consuming alcohol, but Harvard isn't jumping on the bandwagon. College administrators say they designed the alcohol policy because they had to bring Harvard into compliance with the law, not because they had an overwhelming desire to cut down on undergraduate drinking. And officials call the policy a success, despite the fact that the campus is not notably drier...