Word: neatness
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...calm effect. Small square houses lay set back from the edge of the street. A few had thatched roofs. They were all bright and clean. We waved at the children who played in the spacious yards. Though simply dressed in tee-shirts and shorts, the kids were all very neat. With bright smiles, some returned our greetings, while others gave us curious glances. The droning sound of our bus contrasted with the intermittent chatter of our questions as we flooded our Cuban hosts with inquiries on the status of Cuban women, students' roles in a communist society, whether Fidel played...
...hope that some of this has helped clarify how I found China more good natured than I expected. There were other things, too. There was the retired pharmaceutical worker in Shanghai, proud of the neat 12' by 15' room he shared with his wife and son, and of his ability to save part of their $90-a-month pensions, but apparently prouder of the basket of peaches a visiting relative had brought from the country. There was the Hangchow high school student explaining that anyone could play basketball, but to play for the school team...
...program, came back to Wichita after ten years on Wall Street. "When I was in New York I was spending $200 a month commuting two hours each way. Now I'm 14 minutes door to door, and I live on a farm." Adds Mayor Porter, who in a neat reverse moved to Wichita from Southern California: "It's the kind of community that can be stimulating and still be Midwestern enough to be concerned about things like honesty and being nice to old folks...
...Phantom of the Paradise is much more than a bundle of neat, often amusing analogies. De Palma has something richer-and more relevant-in mind than parodying a theatrical property he knows is too old and, in its way, too good for mere camp treatment. He has borrowed the plot as a vehicle to satirize the whole corrupt, pretentious and self-important world of pop culture...
This theme remains dim, however. The viewer's thoughts are likely to wander to more pressing issues while battling to keep awake. In all such elaborately wrought plans, for instance, the main honcho always has an incredibly neat set of plans, immaculately typed on an electric typewriter. Who does this for him? Surely he is too busy with his villainy to take the time to sit down at the IBM himself. Does he have a private secretary? Does he phone up Office Temporaries? And what happens to these worthies once they set eyes on his secret plans and type...