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But words mattered, more so in Newark than many other places. In a world where income and possessions were limited, word — Jeff Hobbs, The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
At Yale, most everyone (except Oswaldo Gutierrez) refrained from telling Rob what to do, because of the way he'd grown u — Jeff Hobbs, The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
He saw something more in those eyes. The emotion wasn't nakedly apparent, but Mr. Cawley was a professional at reading t — Jeff Hobbs, The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
...he wondered how a person as bright and deserving as Rob Peace could have made the choices, beginning on the night of — Jeff Hobbs, The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
He was known to hit low, drive upward from the hips, and flip other boys over his shoulder and onto their backs, knockin — Jeff Hobbs, The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
The men her girlfriends dated were too often angry and muttering about oppression. One of the reasons she took to Skeet — Jeff Hobbs, The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
In East Orange, initiations were completed by murdering someone, for no other reason than to prove to a tremendously col — Jeff Hobbs, The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
The student body, too, felt more diverse. Rob spoke often of "real people" with his friends, by which he meant people wh — Jeff Hobbs, The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
Unbeknownst to me, from the beginning of freshman year Rob and Oswaldo had been drawn away from Yale via their friends o — Jeff Hobbs, The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
Oswaldo was flummoxed by the fact that his friend could be so quiet, almost embarrassed, about his academic acumen, yet — Jeff Hobbs, The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
The word "fronting" was important to Rob. A coward who acted tough was fronting. A nerd who acted dumb was fronting. A r — Jeff Hobbs, The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League
Her son seemed to be belatedly rebelling against all his celebrated accomplishments- as well as the responsibilities inh — Jeff Hobbs, The Short and Tragic Life of Robert Peace: A Brilliant Young Man Who Left Newark for the Ivy League