Word: plighting
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...virus made headlines last week, crippling e-mail systems around the nation. At the same time, other famous Melissas were engaged in more constructive endeavors. Actress Melissa Gilbert was shooting a CBS movie called Soul Collector, while rocker Melissa Etheridge performed at an event to raise awareness about the plight of women in Afghanistan. E! hostess Melissa Rivers, fresh from her marathon coverage of the Oscars, was at a clinic on horse jumping with her husband. No word on Melissa Manchester...
...century, anthropology textbooks painted a simple picture of the plight of our ancestors on the African savanna: them against the world. Lions menaced and starvation loomed. This hostile environment was considered the driving force behind human evolution. It put a premium on inventing tools and tricks for finding food and not becoming food. So large brains evolved...
...species. Of men who fail to pay child support, he and Parke write, "But while the image of uncaring, selfish, abandoning men dominate[s] the media, one question remains unexplored: Have these men really run away from their families or are they being chased away?" The two describe the plight of Lloyd R., a divorced father of two who fell behind in support payments when he broke his leg and was forced onto workers' comp. When Lloyd got back on his feet, his wages were garnisheed and his tax refund was seized. Villain or victim...
...George spazzed when his girlfriend wanted to hang out with his friends. While most people don't want to be George Costanza (how many kids do you hear telling their parents "Mommy, mommy, I want to be just like George when I grow up?"), many can empathize with this plight...
...George spazzed when his girlfriend wanted to hang out with his friends. While most people don't want to be George Costanza (how many kids do you hear telling their parents "Mommy, mommy, I want to be just like George when I grow up?"), many can empathize with this plight...