Word: helping
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...cannot help but wonder if this apparent paradox is what makes Paris the city it is--the haunt of young lovers, professional dreamers and artists--those who treasure the beauty that luxury creates but still harbor unrealistic hopes that it can be achieved without what they would call the sacrifice of social well-being...
...twice as good as whites; nothing less than an A was good enough." That erosion in values, Redwood believes, is a major cause of the "performance gap" that has undercut white support for affirmative action. "I believe that you should not expect anyone to help you until you've done everything you can to help yourself," says Redwood. "While we continue to fight against discrimination, we need to do whatever it takes to improve education from kindergarten through high school so that black children are able to compete on an equal basis." To me, that seems like common sense...
ENTREPRENEURS 'R' US Searching for seed capital? Go to www.umbrellaproject.com and submit your business plan online. Five recent Ivy League grads, whose own biotech startup went public this year, founded the site to help other young entrepreneurs get off the ground. Money comes from a fund the founders manage. One venture that got cash is aggressively marketing a natural compound to the cosmetics industry. But rejects are more plentiful. Among them: ideas for antihangover pills and designer galoshes, not to mention a state-prison employee trying to sell his package of retirement benefits...
...National Zoo, where admission is free, doesn't have deep pockets. Its fund raisers have pledged $2.5 million over the next 10 years, plus help in conducting a panda census in China and developing a satellite monitoring system...
...part of the math academies, parents have to commit to 4-hr. Saturday-morning sessions of U.C. Irvine's Parent Academy. There they are coached in what classes their kids need to get into college, how to gauge SAT scores and how to apply for financial aid. "These programs help parents have self-esteem, feel proud," says Mel Pelayo, a computer-network administrator who left school in third grade. "I didn't go to college, but I'm not a loser. I can help my kids...