Word: reckless
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...fear, the other half in astonishment. On his office desk was a handwritten note that said "I'm sorry." It seemed beyond imagining that a bank like Barings could be utterly undone, sapped of more than a billion dollars--nearly twice its available capital--in a few weeks of reckless financial gambling by a single person. How could such an illustrious institution come to such an ignominious...
...getting caught just part of the plan? What better way to distinguish themselves from all the other reckless, enterprising socialites than to propel themselves into the national spotlight? Maybe this was why they didn’t pause to launder their money, or to explain the origins of the spike in their spending cash. (Those wealthy enough to throw the parties and support the habits that they did usually do not dally their time working at Abercrombie...
...cool attitude and reckless nonchalance is integral to the sport's ethos. In Nagano snowboarders were the cutups of the earnest Olympic set, cracking jokes and busting up hotel lobbies (one was tossed out of the Games for damaging a hotel switchboard while playing soccer with a beer...
...nobody. Sports stoke adrenaline, laying out a drama that usually ends in an unambiguous win or loss. "Fan" is short for fanatic; each close pitch or missed basket or hard body check makes manic-depressives of a team's rooters. And some parents are among the most rabid, reckless fans. Inflating their kids' skills, magnifying a child's lapses, they can make dinnertime a celebration or an inquisition; and if they don't take out their frustration on the infant athletes, they may attack the arbiters. "Kill the umpire" is only a marginal exaggeration...
...stepping into the role of Ashley, Shaun’s sweet-faced and sympathetic girlfriend, and Hanks successfully anchors the diverse cast with his convincing portrayal of the likable Shaun. The audience can’t help but care about the kind-hearted idealist who pursues his dreams with reckless abandon. He seems real, because his goals and his problems seem real. What distinguishes this movie from its contemporaries in the teen market is the presence of genuine emotion. We can relate to Shaun’s desire to leave home and expand his creative horizons, much more than...