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...they were worse off - particularly when it came to their future - than peers with both parents living at home. Past studies have also shown that children with mothers abroad report feeling less happy than those with fathers abroad. "One parent can a do good job, but that doesn't happen a lot," says Dr. Esperanza A. Icasas-Cabral, the Secretary of the Department of Social Welfare and Development. "The social cost is great." But no government data exists for tracking the social progress of migrants' children, and that, social workers say, is a problem when millions of kids are thought...
...political career launched by that call culminated in a resounding election victory for Key and National, ending nine years of Labour rule under Helen Clark. On the night, hundreds of supporters gathered outside Key's mansion in the affluent Auckland suburb of Parnell. "That doesn't normally happen in this country," says Slater, "particularly in an area where the residents are not very demonstrative." Though he may not score highly on charisma, Key has inspired many New Zealanders, who see in him a combination of decency, cleverness and determination that they believe could make him one of the nation...
...sense watching it all happen was that there was no overall design to this,” said former Dean of the College Harry R. Lewis ’68, who was an active participant in the Faculty debates surrounding...
...ways.The acting in this film is simply extraordinary. Both children give incredibly honest, natural performances, and their romance is filled with just the right amount of curiosity, playfulness, and awkwardness as to make it relatable. The moment that the title refers to, when a curious Oskar wonders what will happen if Eli enters his home without an invitation, is a particularly touching example of the very human quality of their relationship, even if it is rather violent.Moments such as this form the heart of the film. It’s nothing short of remarkable that Alfredson manages to make...
...show up on itself, on hype, being able to brand something that hadn’t really been done before and getting people to believe in it,” he says. “So many of my closest friends didn’t even believe it would happen.” The East Asian Studies concentrator is nevertheless quick to credit all those involved with making the show such a success. “We have great people who gave up their lives and really believed in it,” Parent says. “Last year...