Word: plight
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...TIME's special report on the plight of the victims of Hurricane Katrina was soul-stirring. Judging by the many natural disasters the world has recently witnessed, one can only conclude that global warming is taking a heavy toll on the earth. For those of us who live in developing nations like India?where people have to contend with ill-equipped civil authorities during natural disasters?it was a stupefying revelation that the U.S. has the same problems in coping with nature's fury. Perhaps the world's richest nation should channel its plentiful resources into serving its people rather...
...order to survive is understandable, but stealing luxury items just because there is an opportunity to do so is criminal. I hope that those caught on camera will be prosecuted to the full extent of the law. Arline McFarlane West Vancouver, Canada Time's special report on the plight of the victims of Hurricane Katrina was soul stirring. Judging by the many natural disasters the world has recently witnessed, one can only conclude that global warming is taking a heavy toll on the earth. For those of us who live in developing nations like India - where people have to contend...
...incompetence if a natural disaster like Katrina had occurred in a city where the population was predominantly white. If white people put themselves in the place of the black people in New Orleans, we might better understand how racial prejudice, as demonstrated by our dulled response to the plight of those hurricane victims, is harmful to us all. Greg Gianas Redmond, Washington...
...plight of Linyi's women was publicized by a most unlikely man. Chen Guangcheng was blinded at a young age in Linyi and learned massage in Beijing, one of the few subjects those without sight in China are allowed to study. But Chen was fascinated by law and while in Beijing sat in on several university law courses. Returning to Linyi, he became a legal activist, advising peasants on land and tax disputes. In March, a stream of distraught peasants complained to him of forced sterilizations and the detentions of family members. Chen, 34, had heard about the campaign; many...
...Oblivious, in denial, dangerous." NANCY PELOSI, U.S. House of Representatives minority leader, characterizing President George W. Bush's lack of awareness of the plight of people affected by Hurricane Katrina...