Word: yes
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...take them. Oh yes, he'll take the goal that broke RPI's back, and he'll take the season that has turned him from an unheralded forward--just another jersey, helmet and stick--into a hockey gem, a composite of diamond...
...self-styled crusade against drug use, telling America's young and poor that they are somebody, that they need "hope in their brains, not dope in their veins." Just saying "No" is not enough, and Jackson knows this. His campaign is about teaching the locked out to say "Yes"--to themselves...
...solitude necessary to temper talent and vision. A little money for supplies. The emotional support of kindly and patient friends. The right historical moment to present his work. And, finally, a sympathetic, critical champion, gently guiding an audience to proper appreciation of the artist's gifts. Simple things, yes. But how hard they are to come by, what luck is required in the quest, and how rarely artists themselves confront their difficulties in an engaging spirit. The whine of self-pity, the bombast of self-aggrandizement, the low moan of tragedy are the notes most often heard from the creator...
...Yes, indeed. Weekend skiers could see the astonishing downward and outward force that his thighs exerted in turns, just as he shifted weight from ski to ski. La Bomba calls himself the "greatest" and resembles a pair of young lovers holding hands, except that there is just one of him. It is impossible to take offense. The new phenom announced happily that his rich father would buy him a Ferrari for his win, and no one seemed to mind...
...only does the Reagan administration ignore the immorality of the South African government, it also ignores the political realities of the region. On August 12, 1986, Reagan stated, in South Africa you're talking about a country, yes, we disagree, and find repugnant some of the practices of their government, but they're not seeking to impose their government on other countries." Perhaps the President is ignorant of the eight-year-old occupation of Namibia by 100,000 South African troops. The occupation has been condemned by both the United Nations Security Council and the International Court of Justice...