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American History 1988

``` Debt, economic decline, immigration; hippies, anti-government, freedom. At the end of the 1980s, a wave of change encompassed a country boy from the Rust Belt. As the gate for upward mobility was on the verge of closing, he struggled to move forward. College, Silicon Valley, entrepreneurship; HP, Apple, Microsoft. To become part of the 1%, or even 0.1%, he sacrificed a lot, but also gained a lot. ```

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Chapter 200 The Irishman

Stanford's Phi Beta Kappa (PBK) house had several new faces today.

Usually, the PBK house serves as a venue for various activities held by its members, such as parties, academic seminars, and internal PBK meetings.

Since PBK is a loose organization, it does not require members to live at the PBK house.

But if any honorary alumni come to PBK for speeches or newcomer receptions, the current members usually participate.

Today was the annual newcomer reception and, as was customary, PBK had invited one or two notable members to speak.

When Dean Price and others arrived, the house was already packed with students who had come for the gathering.

Although PBK isn't a fraternity, seeing others with the same golden key pins made everyone feel a sense of closeness.

Among these academic nerds, there were also some with exceptional organizational skills.

It only took two or three of such individuals to liven up the atmosphere in the room.