The sonic boom of jets, the roar of traffic, the pounding of jackhammers, the din of radio and television, the jangling of telephones, make a noisy world.
As Ellen lay at the foot of the stairs in the high school corridor regaining consciousness, she heard the words, "She certainly took a bad fall!" "We'd better get the nurse here right away!"
Recent experiments have borne out to an amazing degree the theory that athletes, children, and even animals tend to perform excellently or poorly according to what is expected of them or to the love bestowed on them.
