Word: earned
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...same time there are districts to which that prosperity has never penetrated; where hundreds of thousands of men are still unemployed, some of them having been out of work for years, and many of them, the younger ones particularly, who have never known what it was to earn their own living and in whom even the will to work is decaying. Such a deplorable fact afflicts the conscience of the nation and the desire to do something to solve this problem is not confined to any one class or any one party...
...South Indian State of 5,000,000 total population, of whom 1,765,000 are Untouchables and, although they may now worship in the State's temples, they will continue to be scorned and ostracized by most caste Hindus, even in Travancore. They will continue to earn meagre livelihoods by performing the "degrading tasks" no caste Hindu will touch, such as cleaning latrines, barbering, cobbling, laundering and Cremating. If an orthodox caste Hindu chances to touch an Untouchable he must cleanse himself by bathing and he is socially ostracized by other caste Hindus until he has been purified...
...world might well lose his aspirations and get weary of the ordinary motives & actions which had moved him until he reached the top." One hundred dollars was paid for a Thurtle letter in which Lawrence set down what he called a formula for successful authorship: "To earn money by writing, you must tickle the public below the belt...
...that Harvard has developed a football team which can gain more yards rushing and make more first downs than the powerful Navy team, Crimson chances to earn the title of Big Three champion appear brighter than they have for many years. The up and coming spirit of the Harvard players deserves enthusiastic backing by every student who can make the trip to the Yale Bowl next Saturday. Although Harvard may not be favored on paper in view of comparative scores, there is no reason to take a Blue victory for granted...
...that no money be paid a football player in return for his services, but that the University be permitted to offer room and tuition free, and a job by means of which he may be able to earn enough to pay for his board...