During my first weeks at the new school I observed that cheating was rampant. I had always considered it rather inane to cheat on  a test because of my code of ethics, and because so much was at stake. Apparently the other students didn’t concur. In fact, even the presence of a proctor did not …

There was an ominous silence when the jittery defendant rose in court. He explained in a tremulous voice what had led him to repudiate his confession made at the police station on the night of the crime. The audience began to buz excitedly until the judge demanded a cessation of the noise. Although the district …

“If there’s one thing I loathe,” the coach said, “it’s a quitter.” He had good reason to reprimand us at half-time, because the scoreboard revealed that we were losing 45-20. Our lackluster performance indicated to him that what we had forgotten the rudimentary aspects of basketball. His caustic remarks fired us up, however, and we …

When the bell sounded, K.O Mullins responded with alacrity. He sprang from his stool and charged across the ring, showing disdain for the champion’s strength. Although his belligerent attitude impressed the referee, it failed to intimidate the champ. That intrepid  battler laid the hapless  Mullins low with an adroit feint  and an uppercut. Alacrity – …

Mullins sought solace in whiskey. Once a highly-respected aspirant for the lighweight crown, he now found himself associating with the dregs of  Skid Row. He would work himself into an alcoholic frenzy in which he would trumpet scurrilous atttacks on the champ, the old manager, and the judge. One avid fan attribute Mullin’s absence from …