Word: shocking
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Before moving on to their respective schools, the Soviets attended a three- week program at Middlebury designed to ease culture shock. Mornings were spent studying English (fluency is required) and computers. Afternoons were largely devoted to lectures on such topics as the U.S. political system (with videos of the conventions), the economy and American literature and history. One student expressed interest in the writings of J.D. Salinger; another inquired about "the place of Indians in American history...
...four golds and did not stop there. Cheeky, frail-looking Janet Evans of the U.S., a 17-year-old whose nonexistent muscle mass offers no visible means of propulsion, easily took the fourth gold in the 400-meter individual medley, as form said she would. She went on to shock East Germany's imposing Heike Friedrich, accelerating astonishingly in the last 50 meters of the 400 freestyle, to break her own world record by 1.6 sec. with a 4:03.85. But the first four women's silvers went to two Chinese, a Costa Rican and a Rumanian, while a French...
Losing to Army, a Division I school, was not a surprise. Army's Wishbone offense wore down the Cross defense. But losing to Lafayette, like Holy Cross, a Colonial league team, was a shock. It was the first sign that God had turned his face away from the Cross' fortunes...
...true baseball film. Although it may go too far in attributing Frank Capra-esque traits to baseball, the movie does attempt to present the sport the way it should be, as an integral part of American culture. When news of the scandal becomes public, Chicago is in shock. The possibility of actual players, the immortal heroes of the city, sacrificing their talent for a few quick bucks is unthinkable in the untarnished world of baseball. Yet Sayles succeeds in bringing his point across. Innocence will always tarnish, whether it be love, war or baseball...
...ultimate act of patriotism for Israeli citizens, and draft dodging is virtually unthinkable. So when authorities last week announced that senior army officers and I.D.F.-employed physicians had arranged medical exemptions from military duties in exchange for bribes of up to $10,000 and other favors, the shock was considerable...