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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...report, reeking good intentions, was composed in the dreamland of a think tank, and it programs, VISTA for domestic projects and the Peace Corps for foreign. About 9600 people participate in those projects now, with no signs of an immediate increase in sight. The authors surely know this, but they presumably feared the reaction of young people to what they really wanted: compulsory service...
...students at Perkins were acutely aware not of my movements but of the sound of the camera shutter release. Despite other subtle adjustments to living without sight--placing a finger inside a cup to tell when to stop pouring or using an abacus for computation--Perkins resembles any other school. The cafeteria is crowded with students welcoming the temporary break from classes. They are joking, laughing, complaining, and the seniors are worrying about their upcoming...
Wasserman added that the situation in Iran and Afghanistan "has drowned out the issue of nuclear energy, and we want to make sure that people don't loose sight of the real issues confronting the nation...
...American military action by mining the narrow Straits of Hormuz, through which practically all of the Persian Gulf oil flows to the West. While two or three burning oil tankers in the waterway would be a fiery spectacle for American television viewer, it would not be a pretty sight for Western policymakers. Although many American hearts would pound at the sight of our boys jumping off helicopters onto the Arabian sands, emotions don't light homes...
...especially in descriptions of Erks' dangerous drive over the mountains and across deserts. There are intensely perceived set pieces: a dog battling a possum; a woman reassembling a carburetor with Zen-like grace; a Snopesian funeral in a field littered with rusty tractor parts and dominated by the sight and smell of a huge pig roasting on a spit...