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101 | 67 | p007 | I think something has to be done about the migrant situation in the mediterranean. The migrants take very rough routes and in really ill prepared boats. Many die because there are not official migration routes for refugees. It is a shame that these people ahve to risk their lives just to get into a better country. | p007_101 |
102 | 67 | p005 | I am expressing my thought over this incident "At least 239 migrants are believed to have drowned this week in two shipwrecks off the coast of Libya, the United Nations refugee agency said Thursday, adding to the toll in what was already the deadliest year on record in the Mediterranean Sea. Survivor accounts suggest that two crowded boats broke up just off the Libyan coast Wednesday, said Carlotta Sami, spokeswoman for the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees" This is really terrible thing to happen and should be unacceptable. | p005_102 |
103 | 67 | p050 | Humans killing themselves in avoidable situations. Why cabt they just sit in their countries? I cant blame them though, the global unrest is alarming and people are just trying to survive. But travelling over the sea using such boats is pushing it too far. I feel sad and sorry for them and wish I can help their situation | p050_103 |
104 | 67 | p043 | It's really sad that so many people need to flee from their war torn homelands for a better life. Those people must be so desperate to get into these overfilled boats when every day there must be a story about drowned migrants. A lot of the blame should go to the people who are organization these trips too. They are probably being paid handsomely but still can't transport the people safely. | p043_104 |
105 | 67 | p068 | This artile is so sad I cant believe the mass amounts of lives being taken that is so preventable. I think more aid should be sent and they should be able to sail ships in there territory to help aid these people. It is sad to think people think the chance of death is better than living where they are. The smugglers need to controlled so so many boats arent sent out and it over whlems rescue missions. I feel for the parents who send there children on this and the children end up dying i cant imagine. Someday i hope more aid is sent to help countries like this fix the problems at home so so many people dont want to flea | p068_105 |
106 | 134 | p007 | Companies need to be held accountable for what happens with their factory waste. The fact that this company is not properly cleaning up after the big mining disaster in Brazil is unacceptable. It saddens me that the people who lived off the river cannot properly continue their way of life due to the environmental impact of that company. | p007_106 |
107 | 134 | p055 | After reading about this disaster I'm just heart broken. It's so sad to think that one incident can impact an entire area and impact so many people for so long. That river will never be the same and there is nothing anyone can do now but wait and hope that someday, things might be better. But now all those people are without water and work. Generations of fisherman can't fish there. Fish isn't safe to eat. It's beyond sad. | p055_107 |
108 | 134 | p038 | this is so gross! Can you imagine living in a place where you can't drink the water because its basically mud? Those poor people. I hope that they get it fixed. It is nice they're getting compensated some though. $400 plus $80 for each dependent is pretty good, but of course I don't know how much they bring in normally so it could be bad, | p038_108 |
109 | 134 | p014 | I really feel for the people who depend on that river for their livilihood. it seems like real lasting and permanent damage has been caused, and people don't really know what to do about it or do next. The confusion that remains is awful. It sounds like a lot of people's fishing careers will never before restored with the river the way it is now. | p014_109 |
110 | 134 | p029 | This was pretty sad. It is easy to take for granted the fact that we have clean and safe water to drink and bathe with on a daily basis. These people were struggling and didn't even have that noe basic thing. I can't imagine living somewhere where I didn't feel like I had clean and safe water. I don't drink the tap water here but I know I can buy it in a store and drink that safely. It sounded like these people didn't even have that option and it was totally unfair to them. | p029_110 |
111 | 45 | p035 | I feel bad anytime that I read that somebody has lost their life. I feel that the US should not be helping bomb people unless they know they are may one day cause harm to the US. I do not believe in fighting wars as much as I believe in protecting people. People need the US help in many areas and the money for bomb could be spent better. | p035_111 |
112 | 45 | p024 | More than 40 people were hurt and it is quite depressing any time anyone is hurt. I feel like the best thing we can do is be sure that we get things right in the long run and change the way things are ran. I feel like we should be sure to change things for the better.. The fact that air strikes still hurt innocent people is mind blowing. | p024_112 |
113 | 45 | p022 | I definitely think that something needs to be done about these airstrikes. Too many people are losing their lives and too many people are dying. It's not even just the people that are in the war but people that are innocent are affected as well. This goes for children and little babies. These people have done nothing and are getting killed. | p022_113 |
114 | 45 | p030 | Reading about the violence in Yemen is just emotionally draining. It seems the majority of the casualties are civilians. All of this violence is being spurred on by US backed Saudi violence. I am a firm believer that the US should keep its tendrils out of international conflict. Even when tenuous peace is declared the governments that are installed by US interests are almost destined to fail. | p030_114 |
115 | 45 | p038 | Airstrikes launched in Cairo killed over 40 people. Isn't that horrible? Why can't we learn to fight peacefully? Why do we have to resort to such violence? It seems like if we'd end the cycle it would stop. Maybe I'm wrong. But it just seems like we're on this merry go round and we need to get off it. Surely we can find a more peaceful way. | p038_115 |
116 | 9 | p055 | Earthquakes are such scary things. It's amazing how much damage can happen and leave you feeling so helpless. There is no warning and nothing you can do but hold on as the earth itself moves. Then to see people taking advantage of the disaster to steal is just sickening. Such a sad thing to see that people don't always come together but look to benefit from other's suffering. Disappointing and says something about the world we live in now. | p055_116 |
117 | 9 | p001 | i think it's a terrible thing,also quite scary because there is really no warning system that could detect an earthquake of that caliber.i sure hope that scientist are able to develop an accurate early detection system.it could save 1000's of lives.i honestly don't know how people are able to live in earthquake prone areas,the thought of at any minute the "big one" can strike and just totally upturn your life(if your lucky!) is terrifying to me. | p001_117 |
118 | 9 | p050 | It is so sad honest people become victims of environmental hazards. We make technological and industrial advancement without considering the effects on the environment. Even though some of these things are unavoidable, we can make necessary actions to protect ourselves. It is so sad an earthquake of that magnitude hits New Zealand . | p050_118 |
119 | 9 | p022 | I think these earthquakes that have been happening are terrible. They seem to be so common now and so many lives are being taken because of this. If their lives aren't taken, they probably lost their homes or belongings somehow. This makes it hard for many people to pick themselves back up and continue living. I think that they should definitely try and get some sort of help from the government. | p022_119 |
120 | 9 | p009 | Dear friend, I am writing to tell you that I just read a horrifying article about a major 7.8 magnitude earthquake that hit New Zealand on Monday. The property damage, loss of life, and injuries are going to be devastating once all the numbers are in. I feel very sickened and saddened after reading this news. | p009_120 |
121 | 6 | p007 | I thin it is really sad that migrants have to go through the hardships that they do. It is unimaginable for me to have to leave my home, my things, my life, at the drop of a hat. These people leave behind mostly everything to get to a better place, and a lot die before they can get there. It is a shame that people have to do things like this in this day and age. | p007_121 |
122 | 6 | p029 | Hearing about the experiences of refugees is sad but something I have a hard time connecting with. It's distressing to hear about children who are innocent victims of violence in a country or even adults, but it just seems so far away and I Feel so removed from those things and people that it's hard to relate to. I am still sad for them that they have the experiences they have and I am grateful for my life and freedom in America. | p029_122 |
123 | 6 | p059 | I think this article brought up some good points about how lack of empathy in our society has become a crisis, and it needs to become a focus of our society to increase the level of empathy that people have for one another. Large swaths of society have fallen under the "just world" fallacy and think people deserve what they get, somehow through whatever choices they made, and then accordingly believe that it couldn't possibly happen to them because they wouldn't make these choices. That makes it easy for them to dismiss those upsetting situations and not show any caring for those suffering. These attitudes need to be combatted. | p059_123 |
124 | 6 | p030 | I just read an article about MSF putting on simulated refugee experiences across the US. I understand their objective, but I can certainly see this as being a tedious and forced experience. You simply can't simulate the urgency and suffering that refugees have to go through. Your family isn't being rent in twain, your wife isn't being raped and your children aren't being sold into slavery. I know they have the purest intentions, but this just seems silly to me. The people who are attending these events already consider themselves empathetic; they aren't changing any minds with this kind of display. | p030_124 |
125 | 6 | p057 | The article brought up many good points about how Americans see refugees and asylum seekers, as well as the internal conflict we battle when we imagine them taking shelter here. Most Americans are empathetic when we hear stories or see images however when the moment for us to do anything come along we don't find the nerve to act. The mock home evacuation was very interesting however it cannot fully convey the actual feeling people feel when their lives are ripped from them. It will take something different to move people to the point where they realize these people are legitimately fighting for their lives. | p057_125 |
126 | 314 | p050 | a man lost all he has. that is the saddest thing that can ever happen to anyone. I really dont want to experience this in my life...I mean, no man should experience it. how will he start ? where did he want to start from. The man should be given proper mental test and all..to prevent him from harming himself or even abusing substance. | p050_126 |
127 | 314 | p035 | I really feel for the man and his child that survived the car crash. I would not wish this type of pain on anybody. I do not know what we can do about it? Should we put governors on cars that do not allow them to go over a certain speed? It is a hard fact of life that we can be here one day and be gone tomorrow. | p035_127 |
128 | 314 | p062 | It's a sad story for the father, for sure, but I also don't really care. I don't know these people. They're also foreigners, so I care even less. But still, the thought of losing all your family like that is harsh. And the people who killed them are dead. I'm not sure if that's better or worse. No place to direct your anger and despair. Maybe that's a good thing. Still, a devastating even to have to deal with and live with the rest of his life. I'm sure the pain will never end. I can't imagine dealing with that. | p062_128 |
129 | 314 | p030 | Losing anyone in an accident is a terribly tragic thing, but losing your whole family in one quick flash would be absolutely crippling. I just read about an accident where this exact thing happened to a person. The details were unclear, but it seemed to be caused by the carelessness of another driver. My heart goes out to people who have to live through this kind of tragedy. | p030_129 |
130 | 314 | p057 | The man losing his wife and two children in the accident is very terrible and I feel for him dearly, as well as the ones who have lost their lives. It's very crazy how much danger we are in on the road and we do not realize it. In an instant many lives can be lost just because someone made a mistake or a bad choice and there is not ability to take it back. I wish there was a way we could make driving much safer as many lives are lost each day this way. | p057_130 |
131 | 73 | p038 | Wow read this....Angelia Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton wore vials of blood around each others necks! Isn't that weird? What are they vampires? I always thought she was so strange but that is just bizarre. I wonder what happened to her and Brad though. I never understand why he left Jennifer Anniston for that bizarre looking woman. | p038_131 |
132 | 73 | p022 | As sad as i feel for Billy Bob Thornton and Angelina Jolie, it doesn't really bother me too much. The main reason being that they are already filthy rich. I do feel bad for the children though. Not really knowing who your father is and being taken care of by only a single mother can be very tough. You wouldn't know where to go to for help or advice. | p022_132 |
133 | 73 | p050 | I feel so sad for the man. I mean, he couldnt keep up with Jolie's profile. I wish people should would do proper profiling of personalities before agreeing to settle down. Some are soft paced while others are fast.By understanding ourselves, we will know who and who not to have relationships or marriage with. | p050_133 |
134 | 73 | p063 | These people are freaking weird. Im sorry but the whole concept of wearing blood around your neck is so annoying on so many levels. Not only are you being overly dramatic in an effort to further your career and notoriety, you're also just being downright freaky and cutting yourselves. I don't get these people. | p063_134 |
135 | 73 | p010 | Jolie and Billy Bob Thornton was slightly interesting. They met on a set and married for two years. Thornton was not a fan of the craziness she brought to his quiet, reserved world. He never felt good enough he said. Even with great success and notoriety still comes down to "less than" perfect lives and self worth. | p010_135 |
136 | 99 | p030 | Do you ever come across an article that you don't intend to read, but end up reading it anyway? That just happened to me. I have no idea why the personal lives of celebrities are of interest to anyone, let alone on the scale that they are marketed to people. I understand that being able to relate to people of higher status gives the dregs of society some kind of validation, but it just isn't for me. | p030_136 |
137 | 99 | p043 | To be a bit blunt, I don't really care about these people. I don't think I even know who they are. My parents were divorced when I was young, so I can kind of relate. These people were way older than I was though, as I was around 8 or 9 years old. So they should be able to cope as their technically adults. | p043_137 |
138 | 99 | p050 | Divorce always make me sad. I dont like it when couples separate over avoidable causes. Things should be done to prevent them from going separate ways. I mean, they start their whole life differently. All the shared goals and ambition goes through the wind and they have to start from the scratch alone...individually. | p050_138 |
139 | 99 | p024 | When people split up it not only affects them but it affects the kids as well. The kids have to deal with the burden of having to live separate lives between time spent with the mom, and all the time they have to spend with the dad. I feel like this causes a toll on their childhood and they are not the same when they grow up because of it. | p024_139 |
140 | 99 | p038 | Check this out. More celebrity news that no one even cares about. Do you even know who these people are? Am I totally out of touch? I have no idea who any of these people are. Should I care that they're getting divorced like 50% of America? Why do we put this in the spotlight when there are better things we can address? | p038_140 |
141 | 94 | p062 | Part of me feels sympathy for these people and the terror they're experiencing. And yet part of me thinks that it's a problem of their own making. These people are sheep. Like Russians and many others, they are passive citizens, accepting their awful fate handed down by the powerful and zealous in their midst who have the drive to influence their will on others. When do these people fight back? When do these people actively pursue something better, instead of just being victims to their fate? Other countries have done it. Many countries have fought civil wars and become something better and more civilized on the other side. Why, thousands and thousands of years later, can these people still not create stable cultures? | p062_141 |
142 | 94 | p002 | This situation is one of the worse that I can imagine. When you cannot even feel safe in the city you live in let alone your own house, it is time to move. I can imagine that these people have nowhere to go though. Situations like this disrupt normal life and induce a fear that many people in their normal lives will never know. | p002_142 |
143 | 94 | p007 | I don't understand all the conflict in the middle east. So many innocent people are constantly dying for literally no reason. The death and suffering is needless. I hate that we are the world police though. It isn't our problem to fix; and these countries do not seem to want to change. The entire area has been in war and conflict for hundreds of years. It is just a shame. | p007_143 |
144 | 94 | p043 | I can barely believe that the events in that article were real. Such barbaric actions by ISIS...I feel so badly for the people who are forced to live side by side with such brutal people. I can understand why people are fleeing the area by the thousands. ISIS could basically kill you for any reason and likely wouldn't be challenged for their actions. This is such a disgrace. | p043_144 |
145 | 94 | p024 | Its always sad when these things happen because we are humans at the end of the day. I feel like civilians for the most part are innocent and it doesn't make sense that people do this to compete innocent people. We must find a way to prevent these unnecessary wars and fighting that leads to no proper solution to problems | p024_145 |
146 | 147 | p007 | Man the fact that so many people have died or been sickened by this toxic smoke is upsetting. I hope the efforts to stop this problem bear fruit because dying from some pollution that shouldn't really be there is kinda crappy. Plus fires are no joke as well. Just look at California. They get bad ones every year. | p007_146 |
147 | 147 | p050 | I feel so terrible. These are totally avoidable situations and yet we keep losing live to it. Wild fire are dangerous and not only cause damage to properties globally, they also affect wild animals and lead to extinction of rare species. Men are also killed as a result. I think there should be a global effort to stop all form of indiscriminate bush burning. | p050_147 |
148 | 147 | p038 | Check this out....haze from the fires in Indonesia have killed over 100,000 people! This is horrific. It says that this is an annual thing which makes it even worse. How can they let this keep happening? I just don't get it so many deaths that are just in vain and lives and homes ruined. It's horrible but makes me so thankful I live where I do. | p038_148 |
149 | 147 | p062 | I've never heard about this issue before. It seems typical for the region, however. Economy at all costs, especially when you have two trillion people living in these geographically small countries. And you wonder why environmentalism is a losing battle. The U.S. and other civilized countries can do all they want. If a place like Indonesia is willing to burn down all their forests to manufacture palm oil, you're fighting a losing battle. Again, I keep getting back to this idea: Why are we considered the barbarians in the world? Most of the world are one step above apes. They're heathens. What Reagan said to Nixon was correct. We treat these people as equals? We leave our fate to people who don't even wear shoes? Absurd. | p062_149 |
150 | 147 | p043 | I didn't realize that the after effects of a fire could possibly be so deadly. This haze killed 100,000 people!! When Cali is burning, is there a similar haze that affects the surrounding states? This is quite a scary situation. And to think that the problem was exasperated by the cutting down of trees for palm oil. I hope there's a solution to this massive problem. | p043_150 |
151 | 125 | p057 | There was a fire at a house in NW Washington D.C. which isn't very far from where I live in Alexandria, VA. The fire caused the people to be evacuated living in the home and two of the family's cats were also killed in the fire. This is surprising because I thought cats are pretty good at escaping when things go bad. | p057_151 |
152 | 125 | p030 | Reading about pets dying is never fun. I'm sure that house fires claim the lives of many pets considering the fact that they are physically incapable of opening doors or windows. Should we grieve pets' lives any less than we grieve the lives of humans? My grandparents have a dog that I know they would kill for. | p030_152 |
153 | 125 | p024 | the fact that the pets died is heart breaking. I can't imagine that the pets died and to be honest it was quite depressing. The fact that the pets are gone means they have lost a lot of valuable memoires with them. I feel like when you lose someone like this it is quite hard to get over it one can only pray and hope they find relief. | p024_153 |
154 | 125 | p050 | Awwnn..i dont like the fact that the pets died. I just wish I can protect the animals. They lost their home and that is really sad. The homeowners must be really devastated and weak. One terrible thing about losing pet is, you cant really get a proper replacement. I just hope they have some home insurance in place. | p050_154 |
155 | 125 | p016 | I can't imagine losing a pet like that. It's one thing when it's to an accident or disease or something, but to know they died in a fire and you couldn't get them out... I'd feel so guilty. Plus you'd have lost your home and all your possessions, and your best little friend is gone now too. I'm so glad I've never lost a pet. | p016_155 |
156 | 302 | p050 | Air pollution is everywhere nowadays and I find it totally scary that the survival rates of those with lung cancer will be cut shorter. We really need to look for ways to reduce pollution all around. The effect of air pollution is not only felt in the environment, it also endangers humans. The death rate keep piling up too... | p050_156 |
157 | 302 | p001 | it's concerning that pollution can have such an impact on survival on lung cancer sufferers.although i don't find it all that surprising.It's just another reason among a long list of why we need to start living more cleanly as a whole.i suspect that air pollution does just as much damage to non-cancer sufferers just that it's probably harder to tell. | p001_157 |
158 | 302 | p041 | I did not find the article to be particularly disturbing or alarming. I was not surprised by the fact that pollution adversely affected the health of individuals diagnosed with lung cancer. The health of their respiratory is already compromised and it makes perfect sense that pollution would act as an irritant and cause greater concern for their health. | p041_158 |
159 | 302 | p068 | Cancer is so scary to me and knowing that air pollution something you cant really control can shorten your life even more is so scary. People die so frequently from this disease I wish there was more awareness and laws put in place to help reduce it. I think cigarettes should be outlawed instead of weed. It has been proven the harm they can do to people and kill them, its crazy that there still around to this day. I think more air pollution laws need to be put in place because people cant really help that alot and that clearly has an effect on human life. People should move to less air polluted states once they are diagnosed. | p068_159 |
160 | 302 | p030 | I just read an article about how air pollution can shorten life expectancy for those diagnosed with lung cancer. I think that this fact is pretty much a given and shortens life expectancy for just about everyone involved in breathing toxic air. The article was quite impersonal and didn't inspire much empathy for anything except maybe the planet. | p030_160 |
161 | 375 | p063 | Polar bears just can't catch a break man. It sucks that in almost every possible way, we are just ocmpletely screwing the polar bears over. I would like to see what the cause of the bears dying is? Are the tourists themselves killing them? Are there bear attacks, and so police have to put them down? | p063_161 |
162 | 375 | p050 | People visit a region and all they after is how to maim and deplete the population of an endangered specie. How wicked can human be. It is sad and totally unacceptable. I feel the locals should prevnt people from visiting. They should do more to protect the animals especially the bears from the wicked hands of the visitors. | p050_162 |
163 | 375 | p041 | It is difficult to convey my thoughts and feelings regarding the article as it was not very detailed. It is alarming that polar bears are facing threats to their habitats. I think conservation efforts as a whole should be increased worldwide. Human beings are causing irreparable harm to the ecosystems of this planet and it has to stop. | p041_163 |
164 | 375 | p043 | The article really needed to go more into depth about the problem. The piece wasn't really written for anyone to get emotional, it came across kind of cold. Like a minor newspaper article in a paper that needed to desperately fill space. Were they alluding to poachers or something? The article needed a lot more detail. | p043_164 |
165 | 375 | p062 | I find this story to be eye-rollingly typical of people. I assume that the people who go up to the Arctic to see it like polar bears and don't want to see them extinct. And yet there presence there is contributing to that exact thing. Maybe they're hunting them. I don't know. I find that hard to believe but maybe. I just think people are stupid. They want plenty of things and spout off about them, but then they don't change their behavior to aid in the cause. People get what they deserve, largely, though. So if we make the polar bears extinct, we'll certainly deserve that. And in some sense so will the polar bears who couldn't adapt to their environment. Survival of the fittest. | p062_165 |
166 | 228 | p043 | This is one of the most disgusting things I've ever read. Two 11 year old girls go to work for a tailer and they are basically kidnapped and made slaves for 5 years!!! They finally were freed at 16 years old due to an amazing journalist who made an enormous impact on the lives of these girls and their families. The journalist should win multiple literary awards like the Pulitzer because of this. | p043_166 |
167 | 228 | p062 | This story is bothersome on a number of levels. Obviously people are going to be angry at the shop owner and the family, which they should. And obviously the authorities, who do nothing and allow this to go on. But what about the families who keep having children they feel obligated to send to work at age 11 and 12? Stop having children you can't feed. These countries are all grossly overpopulated but they keep having kids. The parents feel bad that their kids got treated this way, but they're the ones who sent them there. | p062_167 |
168 | 228 | p024 | This is just disgusting and makes me really doubt us as human beings. The fact that children are exposed to this really makes me doubt who we are as a people. I understand it is in Myanmar and not in the states but that should not mean anything and we should still be able to help these innocent children. | p024_168 |
169 | 228 | p035 | I feel bad for the girls that have to go through this because they are so poor. I hope they all the girls are returned to their families so nobody has to be hurt. It is sad that the police did not help the girls when their families asked for help. I hope that all the captors of the girls go to prison for a very very long time. | p035_169 |
170 | 228 | p001 | this is such a terrible thing to happen.to think that these things still happen in part of the world is heart breaking.i can't even fathom what those little girls most have been through.that most have been a horrible experience for them and i hope there is no lasting mental effects from it.To think that there are such monsters in the world that would do such a thing is really distressing | p001_170 |
171 | 400 | p062 | I suppose this is about an orphaned rhino due to poaching. I had a hard time really feeling that much for the rhino. It's dead and I don't know exactly why it died, or what suffering it went through, although the writer suggested it was a lot. But either way it's dead now so there's no more pain for it. I guess I'd prefer that rhinos don't go extinct, but at the same time I don't pretend that it really matters. They don't affect my life in any way, although they are cool creatures. But it just seems so far away and is something I have no control over. I would never kill a rhino, but obviously other people don't feel the same way. | p062_171 |
172 | 400 | p055 | This story was so sad. I wanted to know a bit more about Bindi, but hearing that she struggled for such a short time and wasn't able to survive was heartbreaking. It was nice to see the extremes people were willing to go to in order to try and save her but knowing that is necessary is tough to take. It brought tears to my eyes and made me want to cry just thinking about being in that situation. | p055_172 |
173 | 400 | p043 | That little rhino really did fight for its life. I wonder that if where it was treated had electricity, maybe it could've survived? Also I wish what they reported what the little rhino died of. I can't imagine bundling a baby animal like that in my arms as its dying. And although it suffered quite a bit during that 48 hours and more that it was struggling, I hope that it's in peace, somewhere now. | p043_173 |
174 | 400 | p050 | I feel so sad when kids lose their lives. So much potential down the drain. I cant imagine what it is like to be the parent. I just wish it could be prevented in some ways. May God give the parents the fortitude to bear the lose. ANd may he also provide another kid for them immediately. There should be ways by which the parents can be consoled. | p050_174 |
175 | 400 | p005 | With Much Sadness We Report Baby Isibindi Has Passed: Rhino Update From Thula Thula Rhino Orphanage: It is with many tears, a heavy heart and very mixed emotions that I write that little Isibindi passed away shortly before midnight after a very, very rough 56 hours. She went through such deep sadness in her short life. I was so hoping and fighting to give her a second chance at life. A part of me feels a deep relief ? the last two days were very difficult and she had so much to cope with. This is really sad. | p005_175 |
176 | 283 | p029 | I think it's good that some groups in Saudi Arabia are taking steps to give women more freedom. It's obvious that women there are treated like second rate citizens and do not have many liberties, so anything that can be done to fix this is a positive thing I believe. This is 2019 and there's no reason why a woman should need a male escort to do anything. That sounds ridiculous to me as an American woman. I feel sad for the women living in these nations. What poor luck. | p029_176 |
177 | 283 | p002 | It's kind of crazy to me that women would still be advocates for this type of system. To leave women in a state of total almost slavery to the man is very inhumane. This would imply that the woman does not know how to take care of herself and needs the guidance and monitoring of her husband. And what about women who do not want a husband? | p002_177 |
178 | 283 | p007 | I think it is messed up that Saudi women have to have the permission of a man to travel, work, study, etc. Like they are their own person. Why do they need someone elses permission to do soemthing they want. They aren't property. Well I guess in that culture they kinda are... but that is really messed up. I just think it is wrong. | p007_178 |
179 | 283 | p073 | I can't imagine living in Saudi Arabia as a woman. I really can't understand how it must feel. The article said that sometimes women will have to get permission to do things like travel or work from their own son. That just seems crazy. I am totally behind these women who are fighting to end the male guardianship program. | p073_179 |
180 | 283 | p016 | I am fully in support of this movement, and am glad it's finally getting some traction. I know that even just a few years ago, women finally got the right to drive in Saudi Arabia (before that, only men could). Liberating anyone is good for everyone, and women in Saudi Arabia have had their rights denied from them for far too long. | p016_180 |
181 | 305 | p055 | It's issues like this that both upset and confuse me. I just can't understand how children and people in general can be pushed to suicide by what they read or are exposed to on the internet. Perhaps it's because I can't imagine harming myself that I don't understand the state that this people must be in. Suicide is such a tough situation and so hard to deal with. It makes me sad to think people target troubled souls and enjoy seeing the harm they do to themselves. | p055_181 |
182 | 305 | p062 | I find this kind of thing more pathetic and infuriating than really sad. The thought of teenagers being that impressionable and losing themselves to much in the internet world, is pitiful. Parents have to do a better job of making their children live in reality, and finding ways to make the responsible and resilient. of course part of the problem in Russia is that the parents aren't good parents, as indicated by the drinking problem that leads to many of the youth suicides. But I just don't relate to the idea of someone being so weak and vulnerable that they'd be convinced to commit suicide based on what someone wrote online. I'm not a strong person. At all. But that thought remains completely foreign to me. | p062_182 |
183 | 305 | p041 | I found the number of adolescent deaths in Russia alarming, but not surprising. Young adult suicide rates here in the US have also been increasing since 2004. The fact that the suicides in Russia have been directly linked to social media is very telling. The rise of adolescent suicide here in the US directly parallels the rise of social media. | p041_183 |
184 | 305 | p009 | Dear friend, I have just ready a very disturbing story. A young girl in Russia has committed suicide. There are online groups that target young teenagers and kids and encourage them to harm themselves and to commit suicide. It is a very scary and sad thing. | p009_184 |
185 | 305 | p073 | This is a story about a 12 year old girl in Russia who killed herself after spending time online with a group that promotes suicide. I feel so badly for the family and for the girl. A group like that should not be able to operate online and influence people to harm themselves. This is just so wrong. | p073_185 |
186 | 299 | p024 | IT angers me that we put out that plastic in the ocean for these animals in the first place. These animals do not know any better and we need to fi nd ways to improve these conditions I feel like anything other than changing the way we recycle is just not enough. Especially in these times that global warming is prevalent! | p024_186 |
187 | 299 | p063 | I really hate hearing news like this. It seems like every time you turn around you're hearing a new story about how the world is killing itself. I'm not sure I needed to hear about all the specifics as to why seabirds are eating plastic, but it definitely hurts to see that it's going on. The real kicker is the stat at the end about how pollution is going to rise by 80% in the next six years. | p063_187 |
188 | 299 | p041 | This is incredibly alarming. Humanity is doing irreparable harm to the planet and many of its delicate ecosystems. We can not continue to allow our plastic pollution to threaten the lives and habitats of birds and other marine life. We need greater conservation efforts and sever consequences for those who do not abide by them. | p041_188 |
189 | 299 | p035 | It was very interesting to me to learn how seabirds hunt. The smell of plastic reminds them of the smell of the foods that they eat and they eat the plastic thinking that they are eating their normal food. I hate that the birds and oceans are being polluted by humans so badly. I hate we are not changing and helping the environment. | p035_189 |
190 | 299 | p029 | This is pretty sad for the birds. I find the amount of plastic in the ocean in general to be alarming, and it's always terrible to see it affecting wildlife. It is vvery unfair to them really. It would be like someone coming in and just polluting your house with their trash and there was nothing you could do about it and it started making you sickk. I think we need to do something about the plastic issue, maybe starting by cutting down on all the plastic we use. | p029_190 |
191 | 313 | p004 | What a mess immigration across the globe has become. It is such a delicate subject. Germany has always been the welcoming nation for immigrants seeking refuge from warring nations, but it seems they are just too full to really help. The biggest problem for the refugees is being able to prove their asylum case. This is especially problematic for the Nigerians and Pakistanis. Because there is no technical "war in their country, it is very hard to prove some of their claims of violence should they have to return. That coupled with an overburdened system makes it less likely that they will be granted any asylum at all. In fact, Germany is in rapid negotiations with Afghanistan and other countries to repatriate those who have fled. | p004_191 |
192 | 313 | p064 | The article I just read was very sad, it is terrible how people that are in trouble in their countries cannot leave because of the country that they are from. It doesn't matter to Germany whether or not they will get killed if they get sent back and these people shouldn't be turned away by Germany. | p064_192 |
193 | 313 | p044 | It's so sad the turning event of Immigrants status on their affairs and protection. After reading an article on the latest happening in Germany. the well known home for immigrants now going tough I feel remorse and deep pain for those who really need Sanctuaries which Germany was well known to offer before. Hopefully things will turn around | p044_193 |
194 | 313 | p019 | It's interesting, I never thought about immigrants and such in another country besides the US, but obviously it is going to be happening anywhere with a border. It's sad that this is such an issue all around the globe. I know that immigrants have to be kept out to some extent and need to be handles, but it seems like there has to be a better way | p019_194 |
195 | 313 | p039 | I do not care for these muslim refugees trying to come into these countries they need to be deported back to their own countries and try to fix their own problems they are a disease upon the world and they spread their backward way of thinking trying to make no go zones inside the western world they are scum | p039_195 |
196 | 398 | p062 | This story bothers me more for the ignorance of our actions than for the actual results to the birds. I guess I'd prefer that golden eagles not get killed, and some other birds as well, but I really don't care that much. And I don't care about the lives of the individual birds. These are abstractions to me; they don't exist in any real way. However, I'm concerned about humans once again barging into something without fully understanding its repercussions. It was the same with coal and oil, wasn't it? How is this any different, except maybe in scope or scale or something. I also always wonder what the weather effects are of wind turbine farms. Do we understand that? Is that contributing to torandoes and more severe storms? I'm sure no one understands that either. | p062_196 |
197 | 398 | p064 | I just read an article about how Wind turbines are killing more than just local birds, they are killing golden eagles and other large birds as well that are in migration. They are attracted to the wind because it helps them soar so that is why they go near it. Its horrible that these beautiful creatures are getting killed by a made man creation. | p064_197 |
198 | 398 | p073 | This article really makes you think. Are the things we are doing to try to make the earth a healthier planet really helping? They are trying to make cleaner energy but in reality, they are killing off many birds. This is so sad, it's a catch 22. It seems that these wind energy generators are probably not the answer either. And the more that are made, it will just cause bigger problems. | p073_198 |
199 | 398 | p065 | Hye buddy, I just read an article that you might find interesting. Apparently, wind turbines that companies use for power generation kill a lot of birds every year. But what is troubling is that many of these birds are not local. These wind turbines kill a significant number of migrating bird too. But, often environmental impact reports ignore this fact. Hearing about this makes me feel a bit helpless. It seems that no matter how much we try to protect the environment, our effect on it is always worse than we imagine. | p065_199 |
200 | 398 | p024 | I think its really sad we need to do something these animals are precious and do not deserve to be killed off not only unknowingly but also so scary. Imagine flying like a free bird and all of a sudden facing a sudden death at the hands of these wind turbines. That is something just scary overall to be quite honest. | p024_200 |
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