Word: dong
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...school day, however, ended in tears. In fact, it never really began. When the orphans arrived at the gates of An Nhon Dong Elementary School, parents who had been informed ahead of time about the new arrivals grabbed their children and fled. As word spread through the neighborhood, more parents hurried to the school to get their children. As the orphans waited together on the playground to learn if they would be allowed inside, several adults loudly let it be known that they would never let their children sit in the same class with them. "We survived the French bombings...
...dismal results. Even where teachers and local officials have gone door-to-door to educate parents, very few children have ever successfully been enrolled and actually attended. "Parents have their own arguments and it's hard to answer them," says Nguyen Van Chan, the beleaguered principal of An Nhon Dong Elementary School. "We all know how HIV is transmitted but who can give complete assurances?" he asks...
...children will continue to be schooled at the orphanage. An Nhon Dong Elementary has agreed to provide textbooks and send teachers to the center, which some might see as a victory. The children, however, know it is nothing of the sort. Several broke down, says Sister Bao, when they heard that once again they would not be allowed to go to a "normal" school...
...Shin Dong Hyuk, a 27-year-old who is reportedly the only living former prisoner to escape a North Korean prison camp, also wrote a recent book about his experiences, Escape to the Outside World. Shin says he was born and raised in a camp about 55 miles north of Pyongyang and like many prisoners witnessed routine atrocities, including the execution of both his mother and brother. Before his escape in 2005, Shin was tortured at least twice, once for accidentally dropping a sewing machine in the garment factory where he was forced to work at the camp. He also...
...could hear the howls from three blocks away. But I still gasped as I walked into the sprawling Dong Xuan live-animal market in Hanoi, Vietnam. Dogs, many with open wounds, cowed in the corners of tiny wire cages stacked five high, as restaurateurs and butchers haggled over slaughter prices. Monkeys, chickens, and lizards huddled in cages scarcely larger than their bodies. In one cage, two young rabbits silently shook in fear as a python was placed in alongside them...