Word: hopefulness
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...nitty-gritty of all four marriages (in the past), at least three affairs (in the present), and a large part of the American terrain (past and present). It could be pretty grim going, but thanks to Willie's indomitable chutzpah, the intrinsic grimness of his tale never overshadows his hope that something better will come along...
...continue to send some good men to the bureaucracy on the Potomac, only to see them swallowed up by it. But we still hope that maybe one day we'll send enough to make things change...
...when the athlete happens to have achieved journalistic immortality purely by chance, or by a flash of brilliance that he cannot hope to duplicate again, his deification takes on a tone of poignancy, as if it is almost a matter of time until the athlete falls from glory...
...Senator said that dissent is not limited "to a handful of unkempt yippies raising hell," but "lies deep within this nation's vitals." He endorsed the October 15 Moratorium in the hope that it might "give the President that essential broad base of constructive support which will enable him to move with boldness, decision and dispatch to do the nation's obvious bidding...
...acne, Tom was evicted from every room in the suite. He agreed to share a bedroom with Crazy Al, who hadn't shown up yet, and applied for the second smallest. "Dear Dave," he wrote, "Crazy Al and I would like to use your room as a double. I hope we can settle these differences and live together amicably. Sincerely yours...