Word: spunk
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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Where to go: The Sierras are crisscrossed with hundreds of trails, most of which are accessible to anyone with spunk and a good pair of boots. Among the most popular are the High Sierra trail, which runs east-west across the crest, and the John Muir trail, which follows a north-south line from Yosemite to Mt. Whitney. For those who want a less rigorous adventure, the National Park Service operates a string of five High Sierra camps, each a few hours' hike apart. The camps offer hot food, showers and beds, but reservations should be made early. There...
...Moore is dead, but his flagellating spirit lives on in Gordon's second novel. So, too, do Isabel's intelligence, spunk and moral seriousness. Father Cyprian and Felicitas Taylor of The Company of Women extend the author's exploration into the value of sacrifice and tradition. The novel's structure is as formal as Gordon's sense of the hierarchy that governs the lives of her characters...
Although the Harvard team is rich in talent, spunk and drive, a lot of changes will have to be made before it can compete on Princeton's level, or generate the amount of respect necessary to earn a following. First, the team will have to address the alarming attition rate that plagues it annually. Ivy League superstar Norma Barton and sprinter Janle Smith are just two of the multi-talented swimmers who hung up their goggles this year to explore what Harvard has to offer outside of Blodgett. And, as the shamefully unupdated record board indicates, there are a number...
Then Kenny Singleton went North and switch-hit his way into the coeurs of Montreal, Tim Foli brought spunk to the shortstop position, and Ron Hunt leaned into every ball hurled his way, setting a new record for being hit by pitches...
...SIDE, face quivering with anger, eyes betraying his fear, stands a state trooper, leather boots up to the calf, white riot helmet, gas mask on his belt. On the other side, a demonstrator, mouth set in righteous defiance, shoulders hunching forward and back almost at once, spunk and fright in equal parts. The motorcycle helmet, the gas mask on his belt too. In between the two of them, eight feet of chain link and three strands of barbed wire...