Word: helplessly
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...while conservationists at the Masai Mara work hard to protect the wildebeest from poachers, they were helpless against the combination of bad luck and global warming. Brian Heath, head of the Mara Conservancy, which covers one-third of the reserve, told Britain's Daily Mail: "In a couple of days, tens of times more animals have died than were killed by poaching." According to a blog entry by Terilyn Lemaire, who works at the reserve, they considered blocking off the point where the wildebeest were crossing but then decided "It's nature. And who are we as humans to interfere...
...come at a better time. There are currently about 1.9 million amputees living in the U.S., a figure expected to jump to 2.7 million by 2020--mainly because of returning Iraq war veterans and patients who lose limbs to diabetes-related complications. "We can't sit back and let helpless animals fend for themselves," says Dr. Erick Egger, associate professor of small-animal orthopedic surgery at Colorado State University. "We need to help them, and more important, we need to help people...
...Managers still take male workers aside and warn them not to take a paternity leave if they want to be taken seriously. On TV and in movies and magazine ads, the image of fathers over the past generation evolved from the stern, sturdy father who knew best to a helpless Homer Simpson, or some ham-handed galoot confounded by the prospect of changing a diaper. Teachers call parent conferences but only talk to the mothers. When father arrives at the doctor's office with little Betsy, the pediatrician offers instructions to pass along to his wife, the caregiver presumptive...
Then there are the messages aimed at kids. What parent today wants to raise an entitled prince or a helpless damsel? Seeing Snow White turn from cream puff into kick-ass fury in Shrek the Third--launching an army of bluebirds and bunnies at the bad guys to the tune of Led Zeppelin's Immigrant Song--is more than a brilliant sight gag. It's a relief to parents of girls, with Disney's princess legacy in their rearview mirrors and Bratz dolls and Britney up ahead. It goes hand in hand with a vast genre of empowered-princess books...
...foolishly dissipated its energy and resources chasing phantoms in Iraq, Afghanistan would be in much better condition by now. The entire world - except for a few mad mullahs - supported the Americans in chasing the primitive demons out of Afghanistan. Now the Taliban is back, and the Americans are helpless against the resurgent terrorists. It is very frightening for the rest of the world too. Murli Nair, NOIDA, INDIA