Kids Green the World

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This performance is weaker

than it was expected,

and in light of the...

...crisis, the housing market

never fully recovered

from the downturn.

Many buyers are worried

that home prices

will keep falling even further.

The real difficulties

of the problem

are tight lending standards

put in place

in the wake of

record foreclosures.

Forecasters have

predicted sales

in existing homes nationwide...

Come here, girl!

Come on!

Nice arm.

You know...

The latest victim in a rash

of home invasions in the area

will be home from

the hospital today.

A statement made

by the family...

Since when do they

start calling burglaries

home invasions?

I just have it on

for the weather.

They say the storm's

coming up from the Caribbean.

They always say that.

The whole side of

the house is exposed.

How's the writing?

Good.

- Yeah?

- Yeah.

You're late, Mr. Gavin.

Come on!

It's so bright.

She still watching you?

Yep.

You should really

say something.

Well, I don't want

to make any trouble.

She's an old woman.

You're so polite.

You know, people mistake

good manners for being weak.

You're gonna make Leo late.

Okay, what else, you guys?

Hysteria, repression.

What else you got?

Katelyn? Gabe? Nothing?

Thank you.

Evan?

Brad?

Aren't we making a mistake

discussing the

psychosexual element

to the exclusion

of everything else?

We're ignoring the

underlying political tensions.

Such as?

Well, the Royal Charter,

for one thing.

The king nullified

the colonists' land claims

the same year the trials began.

Uh-huh.

People got paranoid.

It's like, imagine if suddenly

your next-door neighbors

could lay claim to

your parents' backyard.

They'd freak.

So?

So, what the colonists

had assumed was theirs

is suddenly called

into question, and...

People always look

for the easiest scapegoat

when their sense of

entitlement is threatened.

That's a rather

bleak outlook, isn't it?

We are talking about a species

that would tie

one of its own to a stake

and strike a match.

Jesus.

All right, you guys.

We'll finish this up next week.

If you guys could

bring in that scene

from Mary Warren and Elizabeth,

I'd really appreciate it.

Hey.

I'm gonna be late for calculus.

You were late for my class.

- You okay?

- Yeah.

Hey, Jason?

I almost forgot...

the new light board arrived.

Will I see you after rehearsal?

I don't know.

Um... I have a test tomorrow,

so...

Hey, Leo.

What?

What?

Why aren't we married?

What?

I mean, it's... it's legal,

for now... here, anyway.

You really want to have

this conversation now?

- Really?

- Mm-hmm.

Okay.

Um...

Oh, my God...

Um... Obviously, I think

we should have the right.

Uh, yeah. Obviously.

I just think that the

institution itself, of marriage,

it's... a failed experiment.

How many good marriages

do we know?

Okay, yes.

We've been together

longer than your parents.

We're not

talking about other people.

It's a cop-out.

Well, the statistics

speak for themselves.

They do.

Okay, okay, fine.

I think that a lot of couples

feel that they have

to get married

just to try to fix

their problems.

Well, what kind of problems?

I don't know... insecurities...

Boredom.

Are you bored?

With you?

No.

Are you happy?

That's an awfully

big question, isn't it?

Well?

What? What is it?

I...

I can't see you... there.

I can't see you standing

up in front of everybody,

standing up in front of

all of our friends,

and actually making that...

declaration.

Sometimes I don't know if...

if I'm okay with that anymore.

Well, the problem

is underneath.

Yeah.

See, this is the original roof.

Come on up

and take a look yourself.

No, thanks. I trust you.

Are you scared of heights?

So, what do we do now?

We'll have to see.

Thanks, George.

See you later.

Come on!

Do it! Do it! Do it!

Well, look at that.

I remember that.

I remember that -

when the parts that moved

were the ones

that were supposed to.

Oh.

Can you believe

this crazy weather?

It's gonna rain again.

I think the entire northeast

is gonna float away.

Hey, what's that?

- I never noticed that before.

- Oh, yeah.

Oh, got it years ago.

I fell... Running.

Running? See?

Exercise is very dangerous.

Philip's on this whole

tennis kick now.

He wants me to play doubles...

with Stuart and Bethanne.

Ugh.

Ever notice my sister-in-law

always smells like

a first edition of "Beowulf"?

You have

Jason Williams again, right?

Yes, your pet project

from the projects.

Well, you should see the stuff

he's been turning in.

It's like looking

at those creepy

John Wayne Gacy clown portraits

he did in prison.

I'm serious.

He's gonna be one of those kids

that ends up

in a tower with an AK-47.

Stop it.

His stuff is usually so good.

It's just...

I'm worried about him.

- I think something's going on.

- Uh, yeah.

No, I'm serious.

Well, his mom took up

with push-broom.

Ought to keep her occupied.

For what it's worth,

Jason said they stopped

using drugs when they got...

- No, they met in N.A.

- Michael...

Just watch your step.

What's that supposed to mean?

It's supposed to mean I've

been doing this for a long time

and I understand, you know,

when you get a

student that seems

like he's got a lot of...

talent and potential

and hope...

very dangerous thing.

Oh, Michael, there you are.

I've been looking

all over for you.

My, um, sister's kids

are here from Syracuse,

and they're coming to

Open Studio Night.

My nephew Steven, in particular,

is very theatrical.

What's this?

Oh, no.

Um, I'm collecting $5

from everybody for, um...

for Midge Herkell.

They just moved her to rehab,

and they think that she might

regain movement in her left leg.

I thought we could

send her some flowers.

Boy, that is rich.

I go through

two rounds of chemo,

and all I get is

a card that sings

"Roll Out the Barrel. "

Oh, and, Michael...

Too bad about

Jason Williams, huh?

What about him?

What? They're rescinding

his scholarship.

I thought he

would have told you.

No, he didn't.

Damn it.

God damn it!

It's just aspirin, Brenda.

If it was anything fabulous,

I would be

sharing it with everyone.

Right, Mervin?

Wait! Michael!

Oh, hey, Michael.

I'm just getting myself

organized here.

This place is gonna be swarming

with parents in a few hours.

Bethanne has been

hounding me

about straightening up

all month.

- How's Dan?

- He's fine.

Listen, Stuart, what's all this

about Jason's scholarship?

Oh... That.

Well...

It shouldn't come

as a surprise.

Times are tough.

We can't allow a pupil who isn't

serious about his future

to take a spot that could go

to somebody more deserving.

Deserving?

What are you talking about?

He's one of the

smartest kids here.

Come on. You know that.

It's just... you know,

his home life is...

Jesus Christ.

Where do I begin with that?

Look, we can't

turn our backs on him.

I mean, he's just going through

something right now...

you know, some phase.

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