When reading "Frankenstein", I found that I had a lot of sympathy for the "monster" - the poor thing with a loving heart, turned to evil deeds by neglect from him who should have been its protector.

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Rwanda, a poor country in the heart of Africa, has cut maternal deaths by 60% since 2000.

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Ms. SIMONE: (Singing) Just a beat of my poor heart in the dark.

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The ploy meshes with the cynical story that follows, of a poor boy with a Machiavellian streak who takes to heart an apprenticeship as a croupier in decadent Monte Carlo and becomes a first-class cardsharp.

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Even those who had a warm heart for the poor, such as the Jesuit Juan de Mariana (1536-1624), argued that equality before the law required some inequality, as it was just that the most productive should earn more.

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Dunham had a big personality, a keen wit, lively sense of irony, a big heart especially for the poor.

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"The study also reinforces what has been identified by previous research, that stress at work is often associated with unhealthy behaviours such as smoking, lack of exercise and a poor diet - all which can impact on heart health, " said June Davison.

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In contrast to BMI, which reflects overall fat distribution, waist girth, which measures belly fat, is a better predictor of poor health outcomes such as diabetes and heart disease.

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But, I really would hate to think that these answers would be left to the free-market where the rich get to live longer because they can afford a heart bypass operation that works over 95% of the time while the poor are left to die because they cannot afford the identical, life-saving surgery.

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