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-♪ what would you do
If I sang out of tune? ♪
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♪ would you stand up
And walk out on me? ♪
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♪ lend me your ears,
And I'll sing you a song ♪
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♪ I will try not to sing
Out of key, yeah ♪
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♪ oh, baby, I get by ♪
-♪ by with a little help
From my friends ♪
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-♪ all I need is my buddies ♪
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-♪ high with a little help
From my friends ♪
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-♪ I'm sayin'
I'm gonna get higher ♪
-♪ try with a little help
From my friends ♪
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-♪ whoa-oa-oa-oa ♪
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-♪ oh, oh, oh, oh ♪
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-♪ somebody who knows
Quite sure ♪
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♪ baby ♪
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-♪ by with a little help
From my friends ♪
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-♪ said I'm gonna make it
With my friends ♪
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-♪ try with a little help
From my friends ♪
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-♪ oh, I'm gonna
Keep on trying ♪
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-♪ high with a little help
From my friends ♪
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♪ I'm gonna keep on trying now,
Baby ♪
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-♪ ooh, ooh, ooh ♪
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-it seemed likemy high-school teachers
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came in every conceivableshape, size, and style.
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-there is your answer.
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-there werethe hopelessly confused...
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-hablo, hablas, habla.
Again.
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-...The terminallyrepetitious...
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-...Habla. Again.
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-...The insufferably boring...
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-the hundred years war...
Year four.
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-"I saw on that ivory face
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"The expression
Of somber pride...
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Of ruthless power..."
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-but of all the teachersI ever had...
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I only ever had one...
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who was...A natural.
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-"Did he live his life again
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In every detail of desire
And temptation..."
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-miss shaw taught english 2-a.
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she was a yearout of graduate school,
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and there was somethingabout her that was...
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cool.
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she didn't take attendance.she didn't need to.
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she let us sitanywhere we wanted.
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and she never, everused the word "Literature."
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-"He cried out at some image,
At a vision.
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"He cried out twice,
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"In a whisper that was
No more...Than a breath...
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"'the horror.
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The horror.'"
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-but maybe the most remarkablething about her was...
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she actually likedwhat she did.
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-okay, everyone,
Open your eyes.
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Any questions? Comments?
Complaints?
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Kevin, what do you think
Conrad meant by "The horror"?
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-well, I think kurtz was...
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Seeing his life.
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-and?
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-and he saw how...
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Horrible it was.
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-and?
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-and...
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He saw the truth.
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-truth!
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The horror, everyone,
Is truth.
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You scare me sometimes,
You know that, kevin?
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-yeah. We all felt luckywe got miss shaw...
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even if some of usdidn't get her.
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-yes, felicia?
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-are we gonna need to know this
For our midterm?
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-no, felicia.
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You need to know that...
For life.
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-and the best part was...
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the woman never failedto surprise you.
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-everybody...You know what
I have in my hand here?
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"Ivanhoe."
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733 pages that the board
Of education requires you read.
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But I do not.
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I mean, let's be honest.
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It's long, it's boring,
And it's old.
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But do me a favor, huh?
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Take one and keep it around
For appearances,
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You know what I mean?
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-wait.
Are we reading it or not?
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-not!
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We're reading this --
"The catcher in the rye."
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-does the administration
Know we're doing this?
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-not unless they find out.
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-but what if they do?
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-well, then...
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We'll just have to
Take our chances, won't we?
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-and that was what wasdifferent about miss shaw.
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[ school bell rings ]
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-hey, take one of each
Before you go.
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-she took chances.
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-and enjoy it.
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And remember --
They're your parents.
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They can't help it.
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-in a word, she opened doors.
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-I can't get my locker open.
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-new combinations --
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They changed them
Over the weekend.
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Security problems.
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-well, I have to get my books.
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-maybe you should
Talk to linzer.
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[ school bell rings ]
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-excuse me.
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-unfortunately,in high school,
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opening doorsis no easy task.
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-I can't get into my locker.
Do you have a key?
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-uh, yeah.
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-great.
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-you need a 29c, though.
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-a 29c?
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-security authorization form.
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-oh, of course! A 29c!
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-you can get one
At the administration...
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Between 12:00 and 2:00.
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-yeah, but I have to
Get into my locker now.
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-well, then, uh...
You got a problem.
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-well, that's what I told you!
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-obviously,I was dealing, here,
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with strictlymiddle management.
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what I needed was...
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dr. Valenti,our principal, the top dog.
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-excuse me, sir.
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-and you are?
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-kevin arnold.
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-aren't you a little late
For class, there, kevin arnold?
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-well, see, that's the problem.
I can't open my locker.
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-oh! Well, we'll --
We'll fix that right up.
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Uh...
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-finally, a man who couldcut through the red tape...
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-hmm.
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-...A guy who couldmake things happen --
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a mover, a shaker.
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-talk to linzer.
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Good meeting you, son.
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Glad I could help.
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-the horror. The horror.
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but if school wasthe heart of darkness,
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then english 2-awas a ray of sunshine.
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-so, why do you think holden
Ended up in a mental hospital?
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-obviously, holden caulfield
Has a problem
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Perceiving reality
As it is.
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-well, 'cause he's nuts!
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-he's not nuts!
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He just couldn't put up
With the system.
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-the system stinks.
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-yeah. Kind of like school.
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[ laughter ]
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-well, that's certainly
One way to look at it.
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-that was the great thingabout miss shaw.
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you never had to worry aboutanything you said in her class.
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everything was up for grabs.
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-any other questions?
Comments?
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-and I mean everything.
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-anyone. Yes, felicia?
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-are you going to tell us
Our midterm grades
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Before you record them?
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-I wouldn't worry about grades,
If I were you, felicia.
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I only give two --
"Pass" and "No pass."
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-again, please?
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-I said "Pass" and "No pass."
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-"Pass" and "No pass."
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it was amazing,a ground-breaking concept.
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and we reactedas any 10th-grade class would.
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-but my dad gives me a buck
For every "A."
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-but what will happen
To my grade-point average?
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-you mean
I'm not gonna get an "F"?
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-with total confusion.
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-this isn't a math class.
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There are no right
Or wrong answers here --
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Only thought.
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And you can't grade thought.
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Besides, it doesn't matter
What I think about you.
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It matters what you
Think about you.
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-so, with those words,we set out to make history --
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with one reservation.
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-can you really do this?
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-I'm doing it.
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-"P"? What the hell's a "P"?
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-oh, I think
It means "Pass," honey.
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-I can see it means "Pass."
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What I mean is,
Where is his grade?
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-well, you see, dad,
Miss shaw doesn't --
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-you know, jack,
They're starting to do this
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In a lot of the courses
At the university.
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-great.
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When he goes to a university
On his own money...
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He can get a "P."
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But as long
As I'm paying taxes,
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I want to see a grade.
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-hmm.
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seemed this planwasn't playing so well
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in the hinterlands.
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-dad, I don't think
You really understand.
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-oh, I don't?
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-well, I mean...
This isn't a math class.
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There are no right
Or wrong answers.
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I mean...
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You can't grade
People's thoughts,
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Or society would
Turn into...
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An abyss of mediocrity.
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Well, besides,
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It doesn't even matter
What you think of me.
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It only matters
What I think of me.
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-there.
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philosophically speaking,you couldn't argue with that.
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-as long as you're living
Under my roof,
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You damn well better care
What I think of you.
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-right.
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-I think you're swell.
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[ snickers ]
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-so much for philosophy.
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-miss shaw?
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-what I needed wasa little clarification.
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-kevin, give me a hand
With these, won't you?
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-what are they?
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-attendance reports.
Drag, isn't it?
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-yeah.
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-so, what's up?
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-well, I was just wondering
If I could talk to you about --
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-your report card?
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-yeah. You see --
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-it didn't go over too well
On the home front, right?
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-right.
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-and you're not exactly sure
Why we're doing this, hmm?
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You're not the first person
Who's come to me.
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-oh.
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So, why'd you do it?
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-why not?
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-excuse me, miss shaw?
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May I speak with you
For a moment?
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-yes, dr. Valenti?
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-I think we have to talk
About your grading system.
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-yes?
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-well...We don't do this here.
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-you mean we haven't
Done this here.
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-miss shaw, students don't
Respond without grades.
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-but my students
Are responding just fine.
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-why don't we discuss this
In my office?
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-why not?
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-and there you had it.
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-catch you in class, kevin.
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-so much for the greatleap forward of 1972.
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seemed pretty clear to me we'dbeen stopped in our tracks,
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shut down, busted.
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[ door opens ]
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and there wasnothing more to do
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but settle in for the bad news.
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-before we dig in,
I'd like to tell you
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About a very interesting
Conversation
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I had with dr. Valenti
This morning.
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Or, rather,
One he had with me.
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I was informed
That I had broken
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Several important
School regulations.
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Now, according to policy,
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It is required that each of you
Receive a traditional grade.
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00:11:11,704 --> 00:11:15,105
So, therefore, I have decided
That all of you
259
00:11:15,107 --> 00:11:18,275
Will be getting
Traditional grades.
260
00:11:18,277 --> 00:11:19,476
[ all groan ]
261
00:11:19,478 --> 00:11:22,546
-bummer. There goes my "P."
262
00:11:22,548 --> 00:11:23,881
-I couldn't believe it.
263
00:11:23,883 --> 00:11:27,217
-with...One little wrinkle.
264
00:11:27,219 --> 00:11:30,421
For your next report cards,
265
00:11:30,423 --> 00:11:36,360
Each of you will decide
Your own grade.
266
00:11:36,362 --> 00:11:40,030
Any comments?
267
00:11:40,032 --> 00:11:43,801
-and, of course,we had only one.
268
00:11:43,803 --> 00:11:46,437
[ all cheering ]
269
00:11:51,945 --> 00:11:53,578
over the next few weeks,
270
00:11:53,580 --> 00:11:56,614
miss shaw's classtook on a life of its own.
271
00:11:56,616 --> 00:11:59,984
the word was out.things were different here.
272
00:11:59,986 --> 00:12:03,721
the old rulesjust didn't apply.
273
00:12:03,723 --> 00:12:07,724
instead of lectures,we actually had discussions.
274
00:12:07,726 --> 00:12:09,927
-unfortunately,
I think you're right.
275
00:12:09,929 --> 00:12:13,998
-and not just about books,about...Ideas...
276
00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,000
about life.
277
00:12:17,570 --> 00:12:21,906
it was sort of like ridingshotgun with che guevara.
278
00:12:21,908 --> 00:12:23,841
it was pretty cool.
279
00:12:23,843 --> 00:12:25,443
-oh, yeah.
280
00:12:25,445 --> 00:12:27,778
[ whistle blows ]
281
00:12:27,780 --> 00:12:29,947
-ugh! What a crock!
282
00:12:29,949 --> 00:12:32,916
-not that all the discoursewas positive.
283
00:12:32,918 --> 00:12:35,218
-I can't believe
She's letting you bozos
284
00:12:35,220 --> 00:12:36,754
Choose your own grades.
285
00:12:36,756 --> 00:12:39,222
-why not?
We're responsible students.
286
00:12:39,224 --> 00:12:40,157
-oh, is that so?
287
00:12:40,159 --> 00:12:41,726
What are you gonna
Give yourselves?
288
00:12:41,728 --> 00:12:43,861
-gee, let me see.
289
00:12:43,863 --> 00:12:46,597
I, uh, think I'll
Give myself an "A."
290
00:12:46,599 --> 00:12:49,533
-I knew it. It's madness.
291
00:12:49,535 --> 00:12:51,802
-okay, a-plus.
292
00:12:51,804 --> 00:12:54,071
-apparently,opinion on this question
293
00:12:54,073 --> 00:12:55,672
was divided into two camps --
294
00:12:55,674 --> 00:12:58,576
the revolutionaries...and the slugs.
295
00:12:58,578 --> 00:13:01,345
-come on, paul.
Admit it -- you're jealous!
296
00:13:01,347 --> 00:13:02,647
-no, I'm not.
297
00:13:02,649 --> 00:13:04,482
I don't think it's fair,
That's all.
298
00:13:04,484 --> 00:13:06,583
-to who?
299
00:13:06,585 --> 00:13:08,219
-to whom.
300
00:13:08,221 --> 00:13:09,586
-sorry.
301
00:13:09,588 --> 00:13:11,922
-I mean, what if every teacher
Did something like this?
302
00:13:11,924 --> 00:13:13,157
-well...
303
00:13:13,159 --> 00:13:16,060
-he's right.
It'd ruin the curve.
304
00:13:16,062 --> 00:13:17,628
-you get a "B."
305
00:13:17,630 --> 00:13:20,097
-still, it was clearthis was one issue
306
00:13:20,099 --> 00:13:22,633
that wasn't gonnajust disappear.
307
00:13:22,635 --> 00:13:24,935
-they're not gonna let her
Get away with this, you know.
308
00:13:24,937 --> 00:13:26,570
-who's not?
309
00:13:26,572 --> 00:13:29,240
-the school.
The administration?
310
00:13:29,242 --> 00:13:31,642
-come on, paul, get off it.
She knows what she's doing.
311
00:13:31,644 --> 00:13:33,010
-oh, which is?
312
00:13:33,012 --> 00:13:35,946
-hmm.
313
00:13:35,948 --> 00:13:37,214
-miss shaw?
314
00:13:37,216 --> 00:13:39,216
-obviously, I neededmore clarification.
315
00:13:39,218 --> 00:13:40,451
-you got a minute?
316
00:13:40,453 --> 00:13:42,652
-my time is your time.
What's on your mind?
317
00:13:42,654 --> 00:13:46,190
-well, it's about, you know...
318
00:13:46,192 --> 00:13:47,858
-the grades?
319
00:13:47,860 --> 00:13:49,059
-yeah.
320
00:13:49,061 --> 00:13:52,429
You see, people are talking
About it, and --
321
00:13:52,431 --> 00:13:54,799
-they just can't believe I'd let
A bunch of bozos like you
322
00:13:54,801 --> 00:13:56,733
Handle something like that.
323
00:13:56,735 --> 00:13:58,969
-what, was this womanclairvoyant?
324
00:13:58,971 --> 00:14:00,671
-yeah.
325
00:14:00,673 --> 00:14:03,941
Well...It is kind of different,
You know.
326
00:14:03,943 --> 00:14:06,076
-and what's wrong with that?
327
00:14:06,078 --> 00:14:07,411
-well, nothing!
328
00:14:07,413 --> 00:14:10,247
Except we can't all
Get a's, right?
329
00:14:10,249 --> 00:14:12,416
-I see.
330
00:14:12,418 --> 00:14:16,086
And is that what you're
Going to give yourself? Really?
331
00:14:17,857 --> 00:14:19,223
-no.
332
00:14:19,225 --> 00:14:21,092
I guess not.
333
00:14:21,094 --> 00:14:23,694
-big decision, right?
334
00:14:23,696 --> 00:14:26,163
Makes you think,
And that's good.
335
00:14:26,165 --> 00:14:28,198
My guess is,
When the time comes,
336
00:14:28,200 --> 00:14:32,369
I'm gonna have to beg you guys
To break even with c's.
337
00:14:34,907 --> 00:14:37,108
-and that's when I realized...
338
00:14:37,110 --> 00:14:40,777
she had morethan a lesson plan.
339
00:14:40,779 --> 00:14:43,047
she had a whole concept.
340
00:14:43,049 --> 00:14:45,415
-tell you what.
341
00:14:45,417 --> 00:14:49,954
Let's go get a cup of coffee,
Talk it over.
342
00:14:49,956 --> 00:14:52,289
-sure!
343
00:14:52,291 --> 00:14:55,192
[ school bell rings ]
344
00:14:59,565 --> 00:15:03,267
-that afternoon,a couple of things happened.
345
00:15:03,269 --> 00:15:05,269
-thanks.
346
00:15:05,271 --> 00:15:09,874
-I had my first...Cappuccino...
347
00:15:09,876 --> 00:15:11,441
-how is it?
348
00:15:11,443 --> 00:15:14,078
-they make them good here.
349
00:15:18,751 --> 00:15:22,352
-and I got to know miss shaw.
350
00:15:22,354 --> 00:15:23,654
-so, what do you think?
351
00:15:23,656 --> 00:15:25,456
-huh?
352
00:15:25,458 --> 00:15:28,124
-about the class --
What do you think?
353
00:15:28,126 --> 00:15:29,860
-oh. I like it.
354
00:15:29,862 --> 00:15:32,496
-yeah. I like it, too.
355
00:15:32,498 --> 00:15:36,266
-♪ they rain and snow
On everyone ♪
356
00:15:36,268 --> 00:15:40,438
-we talked for hours --about football and dating...
357
00:15:40,440 --> 00:15:42,306
and, of course, about books.
358
00:15:42,308 --> 00:15:45,409
-my dad gave me a copy
Of "The red masque" once,
359
00:15:45,411 --> 00:15:48,111
And I thought I'd never
Read a book like it.
360
00:15:48,113 --> 00:15:50,981
It was like
Falling into another world.
361
00:15:50,983 --> 00:15:53,083
I didn't even want
To come up for air.
362
00:15:53,085 --> 00:15:56,320
And I read it over and over
Until I broke the spine.
363
00:15:56,322 --> 00:15:58,823
My dad had to just keep
Taping it up.
364
00:15:58,825 --> 00:16:03,260
-and the amazing part was,it was never boring.
365
00:16:03,262 --> 00:16:04,962
-anything else?
366
00:16:04,964 --> 00:16:06,897
-you want another?
367
00:16:06,899 --> 00:16:10,634
-oh. I'm good.
368
00:16:10,636 --> 00:16:13,170
-the thing is,I'd never met anyone
369
00:16:13,172 --> 00:16:15,839
who was so rightfor what she did.
370
00:16:15,841 --> 00:16:17,407
-it was incredible.
371
00:16:17,409 --> 00:16:19,643
-a woman with a gift...
372
00:16:19,645 --> 00:16:22,312
a natural.
373
00:16:22,314 --> 00:16:25,049
-you know, they had...
374
00:16:25,051 --> 00:16:27,852
-maybe it wasthe talk we had...
375
00:16:27,854 --> 00:16:30,921
or maybe it was the buzz I gotoff the three cappuccinos --
376
00:16:30,923 --> 00:16:32,522
whatever.
377
00:16:32,524 --> 00:16:33,791
that night, I found myself
378
00:16:33,793 --> 00:16:36,260
doing somethingI never thought I'd do.
379
00:16:38,998 --> 00:16:41,265
I picked up that copyof "Ivanhoe"...
380
00:16:41,267 --> 00:16:44,135
all 733 pages.
381
00:16:44,137 --> 00:16:46,003
I mean, hey, you never knew.
382
00:16:46,005 --> 00:16:48,038
there might bea surprise or two.
383
00:16:51,476 --> 00:16:54,544
-miss shaw,
May I speak with you?
384
00:16:54,546 --> 00:16:56,947
-but then, life is fullof surprises.
385
00:16:56,949 --> 00:16:59,950
-well, I am in the middle
Of a class.
386
00:16:59,952 --> 00:17:01,752
-this will just take a minute.
387
00:17:04,056 --> 00:17:06,223
-you heard the man.
I'll be back.
388
00:17:06,225 --> 00:17:07,891
In the meantime,
Why don't you guys
389
00:17:07,893 --> 00:17:09,426
Write me
A descriptive paragraph
390
00:17:09,428 --> 00:17:11,494
On anything
That's on your mind?
391
00:17:11,496 --> 00:17:13,764
-what should it be about?
392
00:17:13,766 --> 00:17:16,400
-anything you want, felicia.
393
00:17:16,402 --> 00:17:18,269
And have fun!
394
00:17:18,271 --> 00:17:20,604
-yeah. Fun.
395
00:17:20,606 --> 00:17:22,772
[ indistinct conversations ]
396
00:17:22,774 --> 00:17:25,476
I'd like to say I wrotesomething profound that day,
397
00:17:25,478 --> 00:17:29,513
but the fact is...I didn't.
398
00:17:31,416 --> 00:17:34,218
I don't think anyone else did,either.
399
00:17:40,126 --> 00:17:42,993
-okay, everybody,
Turn in your papers.
400
00:17:42,995 --> 00:17:46,797
I can see genius
Has been brimming.
401
00:17:50,369 --> 00:17:53,203
I'll really enjoy
Reading these.
402
00:18:03,215 --> 00:18:04,982
Well...
403
00:18:04,984 --> 00:18:08,218
I guess there's no sense
In keeping you in the dark,
404
00:18:08,220 --> 00:18:11,121
So here goes.
405
00:18:11,123 --> 00:18:14,525
Dr. Valenti and I
Had a talk.
406
00:18:14,527 --> 00:18:17,728
Seems he got a call
From the school board.
407
00:18:17,730 --> 00:18:23,099
So he set me down and explained
That, from now on, I must...
408
00:18:23,101 --> 00:18:26,703
Follow state guidelines
As they pertain to curriculum,
409
00:18:26,705 --> 00:18:28,839
Grading, the whole thing.
410
00:18:28,841 --> 00:18:32,442
His arguments were
Well-thought-out...
411
00:18:32,444 --> 00:18:34,044
And reasonable.
412
00:18:34,046 --> 00:18:38,449
And he left it up to me
To decide what I wanted to do.
413
00:18:38,451 --> 00:18:43,286
-and the way she said it,we all knew what it meant --
414
00:18:43,288 --> 00:18:46,891
a fight to the finish betweenmiss shaw and the system,
415
00:18:46,893 --> 00:18:49,759
a battle of right versus might.
416
00:18:49,761 --> 00:18:52,562
-so I've decided.
417
00:18:54,400 --> 00:18:57,901
This...Is my last day.
418
00:19:21,994 --> 00:19:24,361
Thanks.
419
00:19:33,539 --> 00:19:36,373
-miss shaw! Miss shaw, wait up!
420
00:19:36,375 --> 00:19:37,908
-I couldn't believe it.
421
00:19:37,910 --> 00:19:40,276
one minute she was teachinga class, the next minute...
422
00:19:40,278 --> 00:19:42,112
-where are you going?
423
00:19:42,114 --> 00:19:45,649
I'm sorry, kevin.
I have to do this.
424
00:19:45,651 --> 00:19:48,184
-you can't just leave,
Can you?
425
00:19:48,186 --> 00:19:52,155
-I'm afraid they didn't
Give me a choice.
426
00:19:52,157 --> 00:19:55,993
-well, look, if it's about
The grades, that doesn't matter.
427
00:19:55,995 --> 00:19:57,861
Give us grades. It's okay.
428
00:19:57,863 --> 00:19:59,663
-it's not just the grades.
429
00:19:59,665 --> 00:20:02,032
-well...
430
00:20:02,034 --> 00:20:05,002
Then, if it's "Ivanhoe,"
Hey, I already read it.
431
00:20:05,004 --> 00:20:08,038
-kevin,
It's really very simple.
432
00:20:08,040 --> 00:20:10,874
I'm a teacher,
But they don't want me to teach,
433
00:20:10,876 --> 00:20:13,176
Not the way I can.
434
00:20:13,178 --> 00:20:15,980
So, I won't.
435
00:20:15,982 --> 00:20:18,815
-and then she said somethingI'll never forget.
436
00:20:21,453 --> 00:20:24,188
-it's just not worth it.
437
00:20:24,190 --> 00:20:26,490
-not worth it?
438
00:20:26,492 --> 00:20:28,525
-and even though I'd heard it,
439
00:20:28,527 --> 00:20:31,094
I just couldn'tbelieve my ears.
440
00:20:31,096 --> 00:20:33,264
-it's not worth it?!
441
00:20:33,266 --> 00:20:35,832
-I know you understand...
442
00:20:35,834 --> 00:20:37,568
Don't you?
443
00:20:38,971 --> 00:20:40,971
-'course,maybe I should have --
444
00:20:40,973 --> 00:20:44,541
about the hassles,about the frustrations.
445
00:20:46,912 --> 00:20:50,647
but all I could think of was...she was walking out on us.
446
00:20:50,649 --> 00:20:52,182
-what's she doing?
447
00:20:52,184 --> 00:20:54,651
-she's sticking it to valenti --
That's what she's doing.
448
00:20:57,423 --> 00:20:59,656
-right on!
-yeah!
449
00:20:59,658 --> 00:21:02,059
[ applause ]
450
00:21:02,061 --> 00:21:03,894
[ crowd cheering ]
451
00:21:11,170 --> 00:21:14,905
-that afternoon, there waskind of a celebration.
452
00:21:16,441 --> 00:21:20,878
they were celebrating youth,enthusiasm, idealism.
453
00:21:20,880 --> 00:21:24,915
they were cheering for the bestand the brightest.
454
00:21:24,917 --> 00:21:27,550
-♪ the dizzy dancing ♪
455
00:21:27,552 --> 00:21:30,654
-only they didn't knowwhat I knew then.
456
00:21:30,656 --> 00:21:32,556
but they found out.
457
00:21:32,558 --> 00:21:34,391
-the hero...
458
00:21:34,393 --> 00:21:37,627
As defined
In aristotle's poetics,
459
00:21:37,629 --> 00:21:40,997
Is a man not preeminently...
460
00:21:40,999 --> 00:21:43,100
Virtuous or just...
461
00:21:43,102 --> 00:21:44,734
But through some great...
462
00:21:44,736 --> 00:21:47,871
-I guess, in the end, miss shawdid what was best for her.
463
00:21:47,873 --> 00:21:51,808
after all, no compromises,no regrets.
464
00:21:51,810 --> 00:21:57,014
the only thing is, she didn'tdo what was best for us.
465
00:21:57,016 --> 00:21:59,282
-...Whom, however...
466
00:21:59,284 --> 00:22:03,420
Succumbs to great misfortune...
467
00:22:03,422 --> 00:22:06,857
-but even today...
468
00:22:06,859 --> 00:22:09,393
I don't knowwho to be angry at --
469
00:22:09,395 --> 00:22:13,229
her...
470
00:22:13,231 --> 00:22:15,499
or the systemthat drove her away.
471
00:22:15,501 --> 00:22:21,070
-♪ I really don't know life ♪
472
00:22:21,072 --> 00:22:24,741
♪ at all ♪
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