These governments stay in power through one of two intertwined arguments.1. Fear of the Enemy, whomever that enemy is perceived to be today.2. That li...e is better with them running things than any of their competitors, which is nothing more than simply Fear of the Alternative.You need protection from the Enemy so that you can keep enjoying life.You need the prosperity that the right government can bring so that you can keep enjoying life even more!When these arguments are no longer effective, a. Well you decide. I was minding my own when I heard a number of running foot steps, looking up in the direction I saw two of the schools ruffians running hell bent towards me. Knowing not to hinder them I stepped out of the path, as they passed the called out '...coach S. and Principal M. is heading this way...' Looking back I saw the third lone of the three running, laboring, my way and decided that I should run also...Bad judgement. I joi8ned into the race trying to keep up with the two ahead. To an eighteen-year-old boy, they imposed total mind control.She’d move in close, smelling of Coppertone and Secret and cigarettes, asking me flirtatious, mundane questions (about school, about girlfriends), all the while, I imagined, sucking up my complex bouquet of horny teenage musk and sweet work sweat and herbaceous fresh-cut grass and faint gasoline tang.On one of those midsummer Wednesdays, she came out into the yard in a pair of cut-off shorts and an orange tank top with no bra. She. Even Coach Neville, a history teacher and a man prone to worry, seemed relatively relaxed and confident.According to the scouting reports, Lincoln Valley had a moderately strong team. Study of the film at Thursday's practice had shown us that they had some weakness in the middle, but their defenders seemed capable, and they were especially strong at stopper and keeper, two key defensive positions. They were strong enough, it seemed, to be able to cancel out the deficiencies of their center.