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White Americans not only misunderstand these cultural traits but are frequently annoyed by them-the volume of Negro voices, for example, which are often loud and boisterous because blacks are frequently less inhibited in public than whites. If a Negro youngster responds to a white teacher's scolding with a "Tsk, tsk," she will probably assume that the child is perhaps a little bit contrite. The black teacher, on the other hand, is more likely to recognize tongue clicking-possibly another African habit-as a sign of a youngster's deep resentment...
...volume, Bobby's sister Eunice Shriver writes: "I hear him on the beach, in his home, on his boat, on the front lawn playing football, at the tennis court?always with the same question: 'Where is Ethel?' He grew out slowly. He was a lonely, very sensitive and unfulfilled youngster. He met Ethel, and all the love and appreciation for which she seemed to have an infinite capacity came pouring down on him. How he blossomed...
...ROTC programs. The country is continually proceeding toward a "Spartan democracy." Whether one wishes to accept it or not, the military has its hands in every part of this American nation, economically, socially, and otherwise. And the fact that it was all done so subtly amazes me. As a youngster I used to picture the military as a big "Army, Navy and Air Force" which defended our nation against all foes. Now I see it eating 60 per cent of the taxpayers' dollars, controlling more industries than Howard Hughes, and protecting just about every nation with the exception...
...coffee) once had an English teacher who hated dogs very much, and who used to talk about how awful they were for several minutes of every class, and who used to shoot at dogs when they came onto his property in Cohasset, Massachusetts, where I lived as a youngster. And futhermore, since I was born, we've had a total of thirteen dogs in our family each one of which has, in turn, been run over by a car, and only a few of which I can remember the names of, including one called Josephine...
...present, there are some 16 storefront Street Academies in the slum areas of Manhattan and Brooklyn. Under a program organized by the Urban League, and financed mainly by private industry, street workers search for the promising dropout. The shrewd, sharp youngster, who has seen enough of the dismal life of the ghetto, may be receptive to the suggestion that he can find his way out. After getting used to a routine of study in a Street Academy, he is sent on to an Academy of Transition for advanced classes and individual tutoring...