Word: hyde
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Gorbachev's overall performance was a Jekyll-and-Hyde melange of personal charisma and calibrated bluster. He used stock phrases and body language to cajole applause from the 5,000 delegates, who first greeted his criticism of Soviet poor production practices with timid silence. The Pavlovian technique paid off. The second time he complained about slipshod work habits, he received an instant ovation. Jested Gorbachev: "Now I see I have twice won your applause by reminding you of the need for change." At the end of his speech, he glanced at his watch after a minute of applause. The cheers...
WHEN THIS Dr. Jeckyll-Mr. Hyde metamorphosis hits Harvardians, the rest of the world may as well not exist. Academia and all of its pressing concerns are forgotten. Cramming for the Ec 10 final or getting a start on second semester assignments is exchanged for the zealous pursuit of weather-induced pleasure. The Yard is transformed from the major thoroughfare to and from lecture halls into a playground for the happy residents of Camp Harvard. When an exotic storm or heat wave hits, camp is in session. Enjoyment of weather-related activities becomes the sole raison d'etre, and passions...
...case in point, Brother Blue spoke with his usual eloquence as he stood on one of the Hyde-Park style soapboxes scattered near the Statehouse. He thought the event was a great way to "touch the hearts" of the people, and put forth his signature soulful enthusiasm to prove the point...
...action ranges across North America, France and darkest Russia, none of it convincingly in focus. In New Hampshire, for instance, Author Hyde has the Soviet bad guys, who are driving a small runabout, stop off at a farm to pick up a cord of wood, a quantity that would founder anything short of a sizable truck. Soviet village scenes do not seem any more real. The book's most enduring enigma is why, having equipped his tale with the scaffolding of romance, Hyde keeps his reunited lovers separate for all but a few exceedingly decorous pages...
...trading. A former partner in the Washington law firm of Arnold & Porter, he was the father of five sons, a member of the high-toned Congressional Country Club and a churchgoing Catholic who idolized General George Patton. In fact, unknown to almost everyone, Fedders was leading a Jekyll and Hyde double life...