Atchan
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- Joined
- Apr 30, 2010
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- Student or Learner
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- Somali
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- Somalia
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- Saudi Arabia
The Tempest Spills out of the Teapot
Once the newspapers got the story, the case of the longhairs became a cause celebre. Ron and Len were interviewed, seen on TV, and regarded by their fellow students as heroes. "These are not delinquents or hoods," one reporter wrote, "but clean-cut American boys who are being harassed by a monolithic school system. A caustic editorial referred to the school's decision as arbitrary and inane. A false story even circulated about the boys being rock-'n-roll performers whose indigent families needed their salaries. Finally, the Civil Liberties Union jumped into the fray with a court order stipulating that the principal be required to show cause why the boys should not be allowed to return to class.
I have learned this lesson yesterday. What is the meaning of (rock-'n-roll)