Word: impressment
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...creating suspense. The main test of wills occurs hastily in the last 50 pages and contains a solar eclipse that frightens off hostile Indians just as they are about to kill the black robes of Ihonatiria. Parkman's history tells of a priest who knew enough astronomy to impress the natives with a prediction of an eclipse. Moore turns this event into a scene that belongs in the Movie of the Week...
Okay, maybe that won't impress your grandchildren. But you never know. And you won't even have the opportunity to say that unless you come to the games...
Meanwhile, fellow freshman still Mohler continued to impress last weekend. Though he scored just one point, Mohler gave the Crimson some extra height and some defensive help...
...Magyk's threat nonchalantly even though he acknowledges that psychopaths are unpredictable and extremely dangerous. But then, Leonard always seems more interested in sociology than suspense. His supporting cast springs from that circle where commerce, show business and crime are hard to separate. Casino Manager Jackie Garbo likes to impress visitors with his autographed celebrity photos. Bodyguard Moosleh Hajim Jabara strains parody as an Ethiopian-born retired pro-football player who changed his name to DeLeon Johnson. LaDonna Holly Padgett is a former Miss Oklahoma and Miss Congeniality well on her way to such titles as Miss Cordial and Miss...
...that completed the hat trick came in Salem State's first-ever contest against a Division I opponent. The Division III Vikings never led, trailed 49-28 at halftime, but still managed to impress Harvard Coach Frank McLaughlin...