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...while Tyler is not a stylistic innovator, she has an eye for rupture, for the moment where life becomes a little strange, a little alien. At one point in the journey to the funeral, Maggie and Ira argue and he literally leaves her behind at a truck stop. At that moment, Maggie sees the possibilty for flight, for change. She imagines starting over again, reinventing her life. When Ira comes back to her it's both a relief and a disappointment. Maggie goes on as usual, having confronted the possibility of a truly independent life...
...Lousy nigger. I don't want to be saved by some god-damn nigger," said one man, a truck driver from West Virginia...
...Blacks just aren't fit to be President," said his companion, another truck driver from Tennessee. "Besides," he added, "someone would shoot him anyway...
...home region in southeast China, Xueliang organized a team of 13 students to walk throughout remote areas of the mainland to convey the slogans and politics of Mao. During the winter, the group trudged through deep snow and refused rides offered by passing military truck to show sacrifice for their cause, Xueliang said...
...choreography became familiar. Students would throw stones and fire bombs; the police would respond by tossing back the stones along with some pepper gas. An hour later, both groups would call it quits. As if on cue, a water truck would roll in to hose down the street, as the police removed their helmets and the students strolled to their campus. The demonstrations made good, if somewhat misleading, television footage...