Word: helplessly
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...fighting between Borneo's indigenous Dayak population and settlers from the island of Madura left at least 165 dead and sent thousands of Madurese refugees fleeing the province. Local Dayak government officials were blamed for inciting the violence, which soon became a fearsome frenzy, as machete-wielding gangs mutilated helpless immigrants and set fire to their homes. The instability added to the woes of Indonesian President Abdurrahman Wahid. The World Bank last week warned that ethnic unrest threatens to dismember the world's fourth-largest country and precipitate its financial collapse...
...their previous meeting two weeks ago, Princeton led by 12 at the break, and Harvard needed a furious second-half rally to pull off the victory. On this night, the Tigers were helpless to stop Peljto, who finished with 20 points despite playing sparingly in the second half...
...When Morrie was at his weakest and his most helpless, that's when he had the most to offer. But there were people who came to visit him, and he needed help urinating. He couldn't even get up. So he'd say, Will you hold the beaker? And they'd freak out. Maybe they'd do it or maybe they'd say no, but they wouldn't come back. Instead of seeing him as a guy who was facing death and had all this wisdom, it would be, He's the guy I have to hold the beaker...
...deep silence that makes African leaders and societies want to deny the problem, the corruption and incompetence that render them helpless is something the West cannot fix. But the fact that they are poor is not. The wealthy world must help with its zeal and its cash if southern Africa is ever to be freed of the AIDS plague...
People are so concerned with preserving "inalienable rights" that they stretch the law too far. Many worry that they may be silenced for voicing unpopular views. But NAMBLA's views are more than unpopular--they are indefensible. Their "free speech" preys upon the most helpless members of society--children. It is unthinkable that the American government would allow this organization to continue. While NAMBLA claims it does not promote violence, it certainly promotes sexual abuse of children too young to consent. But would this case have been much better if Jeffrey Curley was simply raped but left alive...