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...usually give change to panhandlers, not because I find them to be undeserving (who am I to make that judgement?), but because I think there are better ways to invest my resources. Hunger and homelessness are serious problems with deep structural roots that are not going to be resolved by flipping quarters into cups, and if by reaching into our pockets and dropping those few coins we feel satisfied with ourselves and our good deed for the day rather than brimming with rage that our society of such affluence does not provide the affordable housing, living wage jobs, and basic...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Letters | 10/4/1999 | See Source »

...thought would transform China into an industrial power. Most of the iron was worthless, and the neglect of agriculture led to the worst famine of the century, in which more than 20 million people starved to death. Peiyuan's "first mother"--his father's first wife--died of hunger in 1962, but the twins' mother--the third wife--survived and held together what was left of the family. They were destitute...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TWINS: Splintered for decades by China's violent revolution, a family comes back together | 10/4/1999 | See Source »

...Graduate School of Design (GSD) offers a Friday course for those who hunger for the metropolis...

Author: By Erica R. Michelstein, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Uncovering the Riches Outside the Courses of Instruction | 10/1/1999 | See Source »

...that a hunger for a solid showing against a strong opponent and the Crimson was anxious to play...

Author: By Barat Samy, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Women's Soccer Fights to 1-1 Tie with No. 13 Hartford | 9/30/1999 | See Source »

...that storytellers as far back as Homer did not grasp and gainfully employ. But, as devoted Harry Potter fans have learned, knowing a magic charm is not the same thing as performing magic. Rowling's secret is as simple and mysterious as her uncanny ability to nourish the human hunger for enchantment: she knows how to feed the desire not just to hear or read a story but to live it as well...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Books: Wild About Harry Potter | 9/20/1999 | See Source »

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