Word: youthe
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...episode in front of the Pudding and the Crimson articles make several points clear. When a Cambridge youth steals, he is a vandal; when a Harvard student steals, he is simply, high-spirited. The Cambridge youth is a threat and a menace, the Harvard student is a regular guy doing "wild and crazy" things. The Cambridge youth steals, we suppose, because he is in need, he is inherently bad, or he is bored; the Harvard student steals because he is in need of a challenge, he is inherently fun-loving, and he is also bored...
...mannerless youth of the '60s and '70s have unfortunately passed their poor behavior on to their offspring. Young people today think that "Thank you," "You are welcome" and "Excuse me" are subserviences to be avoided. This samS syndrome is reflected in current advertising models. The sweet-and-lovely look is out; the tough-hooker pose with unkempt hair and sloppy clothes...
...addition to the known or anticipated fruits of space exploration, there are the discoveries as yet unknown. Though past explorers often failed to find what they were looking for-the Fountain of Youth, a Northwest Passage-they often stumbled across wonders they never dreamed of, from precious stones to uncharted oceans. Says James Seevers, an astronomer at Chicago's Adler Planetarium: "Out of the atmosphere of earth, you have an utterly clear view of the planets and the stars and the galaxy. The entire universe is open to you. We've probably learned as much in the past...
...uncurbed gunplay among Detroit's young people? Overall, violent crime in the city declined slightly in the first six months of 1984. But the youth-gang squad has been diminished to bare bones as part of a 36% reduction in police manpower since 1978. Budget cutbacks in the educational system have led to reductions in security at various schools. Unemployment remains well into double digits. Soup kitchens expect to take in more hungry this year than ever before. A growing number of citizens are below the poverty line. The violence among Detroit's children may be just...
...have been forcibly sent to the Soviet Union over the past four years. One Western diplomat in Islamabad, Pakistan, says that the Soviets, faced with widespread opposition in Afghanistan, "may have concluded that nothing short of Sovietization inside the U.S.S.R. would make much of an ideological dent in Afghan youth...