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...grew up in suburban America, and I haven’t suffered any difficulties per se,” said Thai, who is a second-generation Chinese-Vietnamese-American, “whereas I have family in poorer Philadelphia who don’t have the same opportunities and have a harder time doing well...
...were counted four years ago. A report by the Columbus Dispatch found that of ballots cast in a typical Ohio precinct during the 2000 presidential election, only a sliver—less than two percent—did not have a vote for president recorded on them. But in poorer areas like Ohio’s Appalachia region, presidential votes are much less likely to be recorded; and in predominantly black precincts, presidential votes went uncounted at nearly three times that rate. No one knows why, or seems even vaguely interested in finding an answer...
...resemblance accidental? Some of the more left-leaning interpreters doubt it. They claim that as Luke's Nativity went on, it became more openly critical of the Roman system and supportive of the struggles of its poorer Palestinian subjects. Mary's Magnificat, for instance, reprises some of the more radical sentiments of the Hebrew Bible: "[God] hath put down the mighty from their seats, and exalted them of low degree/ He hath filled the hungry with good things;/ and the rich he hath sent away empty...
...been argued that the new SAT will remove the advantage that wealthy students have traditionally had on the test, outperforming their poorer counterparts. However, this argument clearly overlooks the necessary factors to scoring well on an essay on a standardized test. The weight of cultural gaps as well as monetary ones will be increased by the addition of the essay because the ability of one to write a high-scoring essay will be sorely hindered by language barriers and cultural barriers. The margin for error increases exponentially...
...ROBERT B. REICH Former Secretary of Labor in the Clinton Administration We cannot be strong if we're coming apart. We can't have a vibrant democracy if we don't listen to one another. Reach out to those you disagree with. Give poorer Americans more opportunities to get ahead. Be a man of faith, if you wish, but don't use faith to justify your policies. Restore civility to public discourse and tolerance to public life...