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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...years - we begin with one, not zero. The first decade of this millennium began with the year 2001, and the last year of the first decade of this millennium will be next year, 2010. The millennium began with the year 2001. Why is this so difficult for adults to grasp? Anna Link Falls Church...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 12/28/2009 | See Source »

...years--we begin with one, not zero. The first decade of this millennium began with the year 2001, and the last year of the first decade of this millennium will be next year, 2010. The millennium began with the year 2001. Why is this so difficult for adults to grasp...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inbox | 12/21/2009 | See Source »

...Here's why I make that grandiose-sounding claim: Lu Xun is critically regarded as the most accomplished modern writer of the most populous nation on earth, and a grasp of his work is thus extremely useful in forming an understanding of much of humanity. In addition to stories, he wrote poetry, an extended history of Chinese literature and hundreds of essays, including small masterpieces like his eloquent 1926 tirade against the warlord government of the time for gunning down unarmed patriotic student protesters. His stories are wide-ranging in style and subject, from the touchingly nostalgic and straightforward...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: China's Orwell | 12/7/2009 | See Source »

...unclear how much is frustration with commitment, and how much is their inability to grasp that two people of the same sex are getting married,” Nauert says...

Author: By Alice E. M. Underwood, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Bells for Beaux | 12/7/2009 | See Source »

...families with children and other related goals - like helping singles date and mate - are all items on the government's to-do list to try to boost the number of babies being born in Taiwan's delivery rooms. But underlying factors behind the low birthrate may be beyond the grasp of government policy. When asked if she wanted to have children, happily married broadcast journalist Huang Shih-han replied, "I like reading and, well, you can't read if there are children wailing." Why does she think Taiwan's birthrate is so low? "I think our generation is more selfish...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Why Has Taiwan's Birthrate Dropped So Low? | 12/7/2009 | See Source »

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