Word: hoods
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...Hood, one of the Boylston contestants, faults the examples set by prominent public figures...
...There's nothing left of quick wit," Hood says. "There is eloquence lacking in public life. Just look at the presidential debates, for example...
...Fred Hood, another contestant, says, "I've done it before. Public speaking is a neglected...
...have a comeback." T's setback came in 1995, when he was diagnosed with, no kidding, T-cell lymphoma. After initially keeping the disease a secret, the man baptized Lawrence Tureaud decided to confront cancer head on. "I said to myself, 'T, you used to kick ass in the 'hood. You joined the Army so you could kick butt. And you scared of this?' I decided to bring cancer out of the closet. Now I wear my cancer like I wear my blackness--I'm proud! [Loud grunt.]" Mr. T is still in treatment and admits...
Hessler and his one American colleague are the first foreigners seen in Fuling in 50 years: they get catcalls in the streets, their mail is opened and censored, and what they teach in class--Beowulf, Hamlet, a ballad about Robin Hood--is strictly vetted by local party officials. Yet in private, people open up to Hessler about their marital difficulties, dislike of party control, career plans and all the other complexities of their everyday lives...