America 1982

"Now we want to find out why the Princeton professor attended our summer camp?" Otilia asked in a low voice as she handed Tommy Hawke, who was leaning over his desk writing advertising slogans, a cup of coffee. .

Tommy stopped and took the coffee: "Thank you, Miss Farrell, actually do you know? Although I am very curious in my heart, I am sure that the professors at Princeton will not participate because they are interested in our summer camp or any of us. , but I am not going to waste time on this kind of useless speculation, no matter who it is, no matter what the reason is, firstly, use this opportunity to add glory to my resume, secondly, make money now. , using the name of Princeton University professor openly to make money from those rich people!"

"Well, the school told me to increase its efforts on the summer camp. The principal told me that other teachers can be arranged to participate, and he said that I can go on vacation normally, and he wants to talk to you about the final donation to the school. Donations," Ottilia Farrell said to Tommy.

She is this big boy's instructor, but now she doesn't seem to be doing any real guiding work. Most of the time, Tommy is asking her to help him do something.

This made her feel that she might be inexperienced, because although she had participated in many summer camps in high school, she had always been a participant and had not had the experience of building such an organization from scratch. In some ways, she In fact, like Tommy in front of him, Dennis who was collecting supplies at this time, and Pam who was spreading rumors, they were all complete newcomers.

And Otilia felt that Tommy might also need experienced instructors who could constantly provide him with ideas instead of asking him to make decisions every time. Although she was very interested in this summer camp, she felt that It's better to leave the choice to Tommy.

"No, you will always be here, Miss Farrell, and tell the principal that if the instructor is changed, or if he dares to try to provide his so-called school resources to force us to increase the donation ratio, I will be there on the day the Princeton University professor comes, Give the other person a middle finger and tell him that this is the welcome ceremony our principal taught me." Tommy heard Otilia's words and immediately objected.

Seeing Tommy's objection, the smile on Otilia's face became a little sweeter: "Really? I thought you would need the help of teachers who have rich experience in coaching community organizations."

"The Bible says that the beams of cedar and the rafters of pine are in the house of my friends, and no one else can enter." After Tommy Hawke finished speaking, he drank the coffee in his hand, handed the coffee cup back to Otilia, and then He turned around and continued working at his desk.

Otilia took the coffee cup handed by Tommy and felt that the words this guy just said were strange. They were verses from the Song of Songs in the Bible, which meant that he did not want others to set foot in his room.

Tommy is indeed used at this moment to represent the mood of not wanting other teachers to intervene.

But the problem is the next part of the poem. My beloved is among women, like a lily among thorns.

These are the words of love King Solomon said to his lover.

What is this guy implying? Either he is gay, and his partner is Dennis or Pam, or both of them, or he is not, and he is the only woman in the group at this time.

"Are you hinting that you are interested in me? Tommy? This is not something you should consider now. When you get the college admission notice, you can openly tell me that liking someone is not a bad thing. You You can tell her openly, but there must be a more appropriate time." Otilia hesitated, and finally reminded Tommy because of the teacher's professional ethics and uncontrollable curiosity.

Tommy turned his head to look at her, and then continued to look through the pile of information in front of him: "Of course, Miss Farrell, there will be a day. I don't have time to think about good feelings now. I am thinking about finding the best few." The elite high school students who sign up first will be allowed to serve as your free guidance assistants and share your work in order to gain experience."

"Did you find it?" Otilia breathed a sigh of relief after hearing Tommy's words.

"I found a few." Tommy handed the selected information to Otilia: "The first one, Chris Ferguson, lacks enough competition honors and is a visitor from Los Angeles who was asked by his father to break into a prestigious Ivy League school."

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"Chris! The other party is All-In!"

In a reservation casino somewhere in Massachusetts, a young man wearing a cowboy hat was sitting outside the casino with an expressionless expression. He kept placing the playing cards in front of him according to the news from a young man who ran out of the casino.

Obviously this was a game of Texas Hold'em. The young man was unable to enter the casino due to his age, but it did not affect him from betting on this game with the people in the casino.

Four public cards have been drawn, namely 4 of diamonds, 9 of hearts, 9 of spades, and 10 of spades.

"All-In." The young man outside the casino said, and his companions immediately ran in.

Soon the room erupted with exclamations and shouts: "A straight flush kills four nines!" "What the hell!" "You dare to go all-in even if you know your opponent has four nines! How brave!"

The young man stood up, pressed the brim of his cowboy hat with his hand, raised the corners of his mouth, and walked towards the parking lot in the distance.

"Where are you going! Chris?" The companion came out holding the chips and shouted loudly.

The young man opened the car door and said: "Join a boring summer camp so that I can enter the Ivy League as my father requires."

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"Second place, David Schaeffer, is a poor guy like me who went to a public high school in Georgia. He believes that college can change his destiny."

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In Dunwoody, Georgia, a fat white high school student wearing glasses was handing two videotapes and a few coins to the two black youths in front of him.

The young black man opened his schoolbag, which was filled with books.

"This was stolen from the Gwinnett County Library." The black man said as he handed the bag to the fat white boy.

The fat white boy caressed these books greedily, looking through them one by one, and then his expression changed: "I asked you to steal according to the list of books I gave you! I stole several of the wrong books!"

"David, if I were literate, I wouldn't be doing this kind of business!" The black young man counted the money, turned around and left. After walking a few steps, he turned back to him and asked, "I can get you some more tomorrow." .”

David zipped up his schoolbag and carried it behind his back. Behind his lenses, a pair of small eyes looked at the black man with piercing eyes: "No, I'm going to a summer camp tomorrow. I'll contact you when I get back."

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"Third place, Zoe Winters, an Italian-American girl from North Adams Public High School in Massachusetts."

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"Zoe!" A middle-aged woman shouted to the dark-haired girl sitting on the lawn in the distance, meditating.

The girl turned her head and looked at the woman: "What's the matter, Mom?"

"Paul called and wants to ask you out to watch a movie together. If you agree, he can drive to pick you up." The woman smiled: "My daughter is very popular, not bad."

"Tell that idiot to face the poster of a woman." The girl cursed in a low voice with disdain.

"What did you say? Zoe?" the mother asked loudly, not hearing her daughter's words clearly.

The girl named Zoe responded with a sweet smile to her mother: "It's nothing, Mom, I was just thinking about what I need to prepare for the summer camp. Tell Paul that I don't have time."

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"Fourth place, Katherine Nunn, an elite girl from a private high school in Manchester, New Hampshire."

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"Those classmates killed countless lives! Butterflies, beetles, ants and even birds, they cruelly turned them into specimens!" A brown-haired girl sat in the back seat of a luxury car and shouted with dissatisfaction.

"Yes." The father who was driving nodded: "It is indeed a bit cruel."

"But they got praise from the school, what about me? I didn't harm lives, dad, but Teacher Gianna severely criticized me and called you." The girl said: "There are serious problems with education in this country. "

The father held the steering wheel and smiled bitterly: "Catherine, I don't think Teacher Gianna is going too far, but I think you scared her."

"Why? I just suggested that instead of harming those lovely lives, we might as well choose creatures that everyone hates in this school to make specimens. The most hated creature is undoubtedly the principal. In this way, we have completed the homework assigned by the school. , and you no longer have to see nasty creatures appearing on campus." The girl's tone was full of dissatisfaction: "We all know that Teacher Gianna actually hates the principal, but she hypocritically rejected my proposal and criticized me."