They help avoid any unfortunate missteps into puddles of potholes lurking in the dark.

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People who blame the society do a disservice to these unfortunate individuals who need help.

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This is unfortunate because it seeks to rubber-stamp the myth that the African cannot help himself and has to be helped by outsiders.

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Dr. MAATHAI: Well, I think that it is unfortunate that some ministers in the government are pretending that they do not need any help because everybody can see we need help.

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Bolden discovers that Tatiana apparently missed most of the last year of school, which is doubly unfortunate, because if she is like the other children here, she was in need of help before the storm.

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