Word: snapping
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...better in brainwashing pupils in the cult of emperor worship. The whole six-year compulsory education was dedicated to fukoku kyohei [enrich the nation, strengthen soldiers]. Boys in the class were shaven-pated like Japanese soldiers in their barracks. Like soldiers, too, they were expected to snap to attention each time the teacher dropped that sacred word, tenno [emperor]. They did-like so many Orwellian robots...
...Sting, however, was a snap. Director George Roy Hill had already decided to use Joplin's classic rags and, admits Hamlisch, "I was like an East Side tailor. I'd stitch in a minute of music here, 35 seconds there-it took only eight hours to do the whole...
...started laughing. "Yes, sir. I understand, General." Sometimes when we'd meet, he'd salute and snap, "Major General Lodge reporting for duty...
...shuttles Thomasine (Vonetta McGee) and Bushrod (Max Julien) from caper to caper with small regard for continuity. Yet, there are some nice, funny, affectionate moments between the two lead actors. She is always at him about something, like holding up their getaway from a bank robbery so she can snap a photograph. He is very wry, very careful about her, and although one can see the last ambush coming a long distance away, it is still a wrenching moment. McGee and Julien (he also wrote the script and coproduced) have made it all matter at least enough for that...
...first in the high jump with a 6 ft. 10 1/4 in. leap, setting a new Soldiers Field record. Kevin McCafferty, Ahmed Kayali, and John McCulloh took seconds in the shot put, triple jump, and high jump. Dartmouth's Mark Collins threw the javellin 229 ft. 8 in. to snap Adrian Tew's old Soldiers Field mark. Blayne Heckel vaulted only 14 ft. 6 in. but took first place in the pole competition...