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Earthquake Hit Students Find Light in the Dark
weirdasianews.com — 19 year old Meng and Gong were neighbors, they are two of the lucky ones to be alive. Despite losing their homes and classrooms, and without enough clean water or food, they were still studying hard in the ruins for their tests.
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- covertress, on 05/17/2008, -0/+8[from article] If you ask these Chinese kids what they have to say about the disaster, their answer will be “The earthquake can ruin our homes, but it can’t ruin our future!” -- That's awesome spirit!
- NightcrawlerX, on 05/17/2008, -0/+5“Getting into the college is my only goal, so I can help my parents not be poor anymore.”
I must admire their perseverance, there can be disasters, but nothing will stop these kids. Shame on myself for all those times that I skipped class, I'm so spoiled... - Rubab, on 05/17/2008, -0/+4This is sad.. i witnessed Pakistan's earth quake and dedicated a blog http://www.earth-quake.org to 2005 earth quake.. children suffer more than anyone else can.. these pictures are self defining.. sad..
- newstart, on 05/17/2008, -0/+3These kids inspire me
- NewsFeed, on 05/18/2008, -0/+3This is one of the most positive stories I have seen about the disaster in China. Great to see the kids at least are managing to stay positive.
- HeroicLife, on 05/18/2008, -0/+2Yes, it's very sad that innocent people died. But this "tragedy" is more man-made than natural.
In the U.S. private construction companies are legally responsible for their work, and compete on their safety records.
In socialist China, government and military-controlled bureaucracies own or control all major industries. Without competitive pressure or legal consequences, they have no incentive to build buildings that don't collapse in the slightest quake.
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