Datasets:

codesj

/

empathic_conversations

like 0

p001

it's a shame that this keeps happening,but it's the quasi "acceptance" of economic migrants that causes this to happens.As long as these people have incentive they will put themselves in dangerous situation to migrate to Europe. European leaders need to take a stand and tell these people to stay home because they will not be allowed to remain if they come in unauthorized ways.

p001_101

p038

Another shipwreck isn't this sad? A women lost her two month old baby. How heartbreaking. I can't even imagine what she must be feeling and going through. It is odd to me though that we live in a day where we have so much technology yet things like this can still happen. You'd think they would have ways to prevent this stuff now.

p038_102

p035

It makes me sad that people have to risk their life to get help. It makes me madder that those people are turned away for their search for a better life. It is human history for people to be able to move around and search for a better life. Now with boarders people are stuck in the place that they are born.

p035_103

p002

I cannot see how a situation like this should happen in the modern world. Countries have become so closed off that they are not even willing to let people seek asylum in their country. They would rather people die making the dangerous trip to safety rather than open the gates. This just makes me want to fight for migrant rights. So many countries were build upon immigrant populations giving their support to country's that they arrive in and now people want to close the doors.

p002_104

p030

Just got finished reading an article about the number of refugees who are perishing while trying to traverse the Mediterranean sea on their way from war torn countries. Apparently, the E.U. is still more focused on preventing these people from reaching their shores than they are trying to protect them. Personally, I think that the U.S. and Russia should be taking more than their fair share of these displaced people.

p030_105

p022

It's really sad what happeend to the people after reading the article. I felt like the people that were living in that area did not deserve what happened to them. They must have been struggling deeply. They probably had no water for a long time and the children there were probably very thirsty. I also think that climate change has a big factor in this.

p022_106

p030

I just read an article about the contamination of the Doce river in Brazil. Are there no lengths that man won't go to in order to voice his contempt for nature? An entire river has been rendered fruitless because of man's greed and irresponsibility. Whole livelihoods have been cut short and a once rich and vibrant place has been bathed in the sludge of industry. Why aren't we responding to this kind of thing in an organized fashion?

p030_107

p024

Its a sad thing when this happens in teh world. I feel like these disasters can always be prevented but they rarely are. I think overall we need to be more careful and do measures to prevent these things from happening. I feel like the water when it comes from the river is better like it was said in the article.

p024_108

p050

See how people are being wasted. It is always a very sad situation. Where is humanity? I hope we can be much more cautious and take necessary precautions when we should. The life we have is just one and we only live it once. More attention should be paid to guarding it judiciously. It is sad the way the life was lost...I wish I can help prevent it though.

p050_109

p068

I feel so bad that this effected so many creatures and the enviroment on such a grand scale. From the food, to the drinking water, to the economy. This river was a main source of life for everyone and it has been ruined forever. I feel for the guy who said it feels like he lost a family memeber a life lost because its been a source of life for so many for so long. It is very unfair that the clean up is so slow going and that they are taking so long to fix there wrong. I also feel bad for the fish who died because mud was stuc in there gills its such a slow painful death. I would never drink or eat from that river again as who knows how that can effect people and if itll ever really be clean.

p068_110

p062

This conflict is a mess but I also don't really care about it. These people are largely animals and I don't really care whether the Houthis are killed or the civilians are killed. The lowlife people get what they deserve. The Houthis are backed by Iran, however, so I'm obviously cheering for the coalition, since this is basically a proxy war between Iran and people less awful than them (which is literally everyone). But the thing is, I think war should be war. We won WW2 by showing no mercy . We leveled towns. We nuked Japan twice. You either fight to win, and that means killing civilians, or you shouldn't bother. And I think we should bother. We should just level Yemen and let them pick up the pieces with the rightful government.

p062_111

p050

WE keep fighting avoidable battles that leads to avoidable wars thereby losing lives and properties. We gather to scatter, we build to destroy. It is sad that the bigger countries keep maltreating the smaller ones and expect them to be silent about it. We all should embrace love and unity. That is where the strength of the world is.

p050_112

p005

I'm showing my concerned and thoughts as regards the fighter jets from a U.S.-backed Saudi-led coalition struck a security complex in the western Yemeni city of Hodeidah late Saturday night, killing at least 43 and injuring scores more, according to Yemeni officials and local news reports. This is really sad and unacceptable.

p005_113

p009

Dear friend, I have recently finished reading an article about airstrikes that killed over 40 people and injured many more in Cairo. It is very heartbreaking to hear this news. I feel so bad for the people of the middle east who have to live every day of the their lives scared of missiles and bombs and gunfire.

p009_114

p007

The state in the middle east is a mess. I wish we are not involved as it is not our business, but fo course we must be the world police. I do not think we should be picking sides in pollitical struggles that do not pertain to us. By doing so we just create more needless death. Let them settle their own problems.

p007_115

p005

I am expressing my total concern over the powerful 7.8 magnitude earthquake pummeled central New Zealand early on Monday, killing at least two people, damaging roads and buildings and setting off hundreds of strong aftershocks. This is really sad and i hope something of such can be stopped from further happening.

p005_116

p024

I've personally been involved in a major quake when I was In Mexico City on vacation a few years back. The floor scrambling under me was quite scary and overall one of the most fearful thing. I think it was one of the most dangerous things I have seen in quite some time. I also felt a lot as a kid in california.

p024_117

p030

I just read about a tremendous earthquake that happened in New Zealand a few years back. There were only two deaths but the amount of damage to infrastructure was crippling. Do places that fequently deal with natural disasters like this have some kind of insurance or initiative that helps pay for damages? The estimated cost was said to be in the billions. Where does all this money come from?

p030_118

p038

Hey check this out. Another big earthquake in New Zealand. I feel horrible for those that live their and the devastation they must be feeling. At least there wasn't a lot of deaths with this one. They have a long road ahead with repairs and rebuilding. It's so sad, my heart just goes out to them and what the people there are going through.

p038_119

p002

It is really hard to read stories about natural disasters that impact nations on a major scale. There are only so many things that can be done to prepare for something like this and most of the time the preparations only mitigate minimal damage. It is a bit sickening to see the response that some people have in these situations. Rather than help their neighbors, they pillage and rob the resources from others that are dealing with the natural disasters.

p002_120

p022

I think what these people are going through is terrible. I think that empathy being taught in school and other places would be a good idea to some extent. I think that people really have to hvae that trait inside them in order for it to work. I think that teaching someone empathy is useless if they don't really believe in it.

p022_121

p024

Its really sad when these types of things happen. I feel like we need to do more to help these sort of people. I also understand that they are human like us and they have feelings too. Doctors without Borders does what it can but it can only do so much without external help. The fact that they are displaced by conflict and persecution makes me feel like we need to help countries first.

p024_122

p005

We all need to ask ourselves Can empathy for refugees be taught? A few weeks ago, I scrambled to evacuate my area with the only five items I could grab?my phone, passport, water, money, and medicine?in the 30 seconds before I had to flee. Many of the roughly 65 million refugees, asylum-seekers, and internally displaced people around the world today have had to make panicked choices like these; more than 4,000 have died at sea in overcrowded boats and rafts attempting to reach Europe from the Middle East. I wish people around the world show more empathy to the needy.

p005_123

p062

I don't care about refugees. We can't have empathy for every single person in the world. There are just too many. It's not practical. You can't turn individual problems into global problems, and global problems into individual problems. It's just too much. I also loved how that one person said that this type of thing could happen to anyone. No. No it couldn't. I don't live in a shithole country where I have to flee persecution and get raped and impregnated and go crazy along the way. I live in a civilized country where people aren't animals and you can mostly go about your daily life without too much trouble. These people need to fix their own countries, not use civilized people as a crutch.

p062_124

p050

There should be empathy to refugees. They didnt chose their situation. They are just victim of circumstances. I wish I can really help them. More love and support should be given to them. I dont imagine myself losing all the things I have. I cant count the number of times people have lost their homes and all

p050_125

p022

It's quite sad what happened to the family. I can't even imagine what everyone is going through especially family members. Losing someone to an accident is something you never expect and something that will hurt for a long time. I felt really sad while reading the article because the children were so young and had so much ahead of them.

p022_126

p007

I tihnk it is so sad that that man lost his wife and kid in a car wreck. If the person who hit them was indeed street racing; he caused a family unknowable greif. No one deserves to die liek that; on fir ein a car. And no one deserves to go through that kind of grief. I hope that man gets the support he needs, and I hope his family did not have to suffer before they passed.

p007_127

p005

I'm really sad about this scenario "The heartache of losing a loved one in a sudden, unexpected moment is devastating. The shock is jarring and confusing. Families and friends are left with broken hearts and aching spirits. Losing one person is painful. But, for a Tampa husband, the grief is paralyzing and unbearable. On Wednesday night, John Bernal lost his wife, his youngest daughter and his youngest son in a horrific car accident on MLK" It was really a sad situation.

p005_128

p024

this is just sad no one expects to die in a crash like this. I feel like overall it is very depressing and just quite sad. The fact that Lina was returning home from church when they were hit makes it even sadder. I feel like they need to find a way to prevent these crashes although it is quite hard for me to pinpoint exactly what to do.

p024_129

p043

I really hope the guy who caused this accident wasn't street racing. That's so unbelievably dangerous and stupid. The dad and surviving family could maybe cope with it a little better if the person who slammed into their relatives van wasn't doing anything stupid and it was just an accident. It's sad a sad story. Out of nowhere, half their family is dead, instantly.

p043_130

p005

These words from Billy "Billy Bob Thornton is opening up about his three-year marriage to Angelina Jolie as the 41-year-old actress is in the midst of a divorce from Brad Pitt. The 61-year-old actor married Jolie, who is 20 years his junior, in 2000 after the two met on set of the 1999 movie, "Pushing Tin." They separated in June 2002 and divorced the following year. "I never felt good enough for her," Thornton tells November issue of GQ magazine" This is really sad hearing from someone i respect so much.

p005_131

p035

I guess I feel sad for any person who feel they do not fix into their marriage. I hope he found what he was looking for with another person. I hope they both find happiness. In the world today marriages do not seem like they are built to last. I think people give up too easily and do not work through the hard times.

p035_132

p007

I think it is kinda messed up the way Jolie acts in her relationships. Wearing a vial of eachother's blood? That is weird. I wonder if she was overly controlling as well. I dated someone who was extremely controlling and manipulative and it was one fo the worst periods of my life. I feel for all the guys she's been with.

p007_133

p024

This tends to happen a lot in relationships. It seems like a lot of people don't feel good enough for the other person and this tends to lead to these feelings. I feel like everyone goes through this and it is up to us to change that by thinking positively more so than not. I feel like pressure from others leads to these negative feelings.

p024_134

p048

It's funny to read snippets of celebrity lives. I don't follow much celebrity news at all and find most of it pretty terrible usually. I don't have much sympathy for them either. Unfortunately most of their actions are money or popularity driven. I also think they really don't take marriage seriously because the divorce rate with celebrities is outrageous. They want to live fast and free and they tend to not make the greatest decisions. Not saying all are like that, but it seems like most.

p048_135

p022

It's pretty sad what Dakota Fanning and her sister had to go through. Going through a divorce with your parents is always hard and never a fun thing. I can't even begin to imagine how Dakota and her sister felt knowing that one of her parents will not always be with them. Things will never be the same as their childhood.

p022_136

p062

I think divorce is always sad, even when children are grown. However, this is also just one divorce in a great big world and I can't say I really care. I thought it was sort of peculiar how tritely the article dealt with the situation, though, seemingly paying more attention to how hot the dad was instead of the dissolution of a family. And you wonder why marriages dissolve after 27 years and the kids grown. What changes to push people to divorce at that point. Maybe for married people that's not a complicated question, but I'm not married so I don't know. Either way I think it's too bad for the girls that their parents are divorced. But I'm not really moved by it.

p062_137

p005

Dakota Fanning's mom and dad are done after almost 27 years ... TMZ has learned. Dakota's dad, Steven Fanning, just filed for divorce from his wife, Heather, citing irreconcilable differences. Their kids are both of age, so child support isn't an issue -- Dakota's 22, Elle is 18. As for spousal support, it's as a bit of a mystery. I seriously do not know how i feel about them.

p005_138

p035

This story did not move me. The story is a little bit sad because of the marriage being broken up and that it not a good thing. It is a good thing that the two children are over 18 and do not have to grow up without both parents being together. The thing about being a hot dad has nothing to do with the story. It is more about the marriage breaking up.

p035_139

p002

Stories like this always manage to irritate me just a bit. I do not keep up with celebrity news so when some does manage to find it's way in front of me I'm just like "who cares"? I will never see these people in my real life, they will never have an impact on me and will never even cross my mind on their own.

p002_140

p050

The ISIS need to be stopped. They cant keep killing people indiscriminately and feel they can do anyhow they want. With the level at which they operate, I wish more global powers will be raised against them to stop the nuisance they creating in the world. More attempt should be made to clip their wings.

p050_141

p023

This is really a shame with whats going on. I feel like the war on terror has been a massive failure. We have lost soldiers. I think of how many families no longer have their children any longer. Then the situation in the Middle East is heartbreaking as well. Young kids, some teenagers have been used as pawns in this sick game. Women are being treated like pieces of meat.I wish I could say that there was something that we as a nation can do, but the situation looks pretty bleak. I think maybe the best thing to do is to stop invading these countries for their oil. It's our own fault in many ways.

p023_142

p022

I felt like what i read in the article was very disturbing. The things that are going on around the world is very troublesome. It is terrible to know that people are being hung from poles and innocent people are just being killed left and right. It is so inhumane and something i can never even imagine.

p022_143

p005

As fighting continued in and around Mosul on Friday, civilians caught in crossfire have a stark choice: whether to flee or stay huddled inside their homes. Many residents tell CNN the intensity of the fighting and the airstrikes in eastern parts of the city limited their options. Still, tens of thousands have chosen the escape route. More than 47,730 people have been displaced because of the ongoing military operations to retake Mosul from ISIS, according to the International Organization for Migration. Recording so many death as such really makes me sad. wish there is something that could be done.

p005_144

p068

Reading about this insane war zone and killings was so graphic and made me so sad. I think so much more needs to be done to defeat ISIS they are like the black plague spreading in the middle east. They hate america and destroy innocent lives I just dont know how you could kill so many people and not feel bad. They are killing people and show casing them in the streets it is hard to understand how in this day and age groups can do that it reminds me of the nazis during the holocaust I fear if this is not taen care of soon it will spread to other areas liek the us with more terroristic events happening.

p068_145

p029

Wow, 100,000 deaths is a massive amount! I found this very it makes me very sad for the people involved especially the fact so many infants and children's were affected. This just seems like something that could have been very avoidable if the right steps were taken. I mean a haze killing 100,000 people? That's crazy! I think it's sad that it's happening in what is probably an underfunded area where the people don't really have much freedom. Overall this is just a bad situation, it makes me very sad for the people involved.

p029_146

p030

Reading about the atrocities committed by ISIS is one of the most disheartening things a person can do. Children being put on the front lines and brainwashed into thinking that their actions are going to earn them a place in the eternal bliss of paradise while the widows and orphans they create are passed around higher ranking members as slaves. The whole thing makes me want to wretch.

p030_147

p005

A smog outbreak in Southeast Asia last year may have caused over 100,000 premature deaths, according to a new study released Monday that triggered calls for action to tackle the ?killer haze?. Researchers from Harvard and Columbia universities in the US estimated there were more than 90,000 early deaths in Indonesia in areas closest to haze-belching fires, and several thousand more in neighboring Singapore and Malaysia. I feel so sad at the thought of this haze killing thousands of people.

p005_148

p024

The fires that killed more than 100,000 people just disappoint me honestly. I feel like overall there has to be a better way to go about things this is just depressing and we need to find better ways to help them out. I feel like there needs to be people held accountable for this just leaving it like this is not going to cut it.

p024_149

p022

I think what hapepend in Indonesia is terrible. The haze and fire really damaged lots of people's homes as well as took lives. I can't even imagine to think what it would be like if everything i had was just engulfed in flames and burned. I feel really bad for the families as well as people that have lost a loved one in this.

p022_150

p007

House fires are nojoke. And theyc an happen to anyone at any time. I feel so bad that that poor family are now without a home and there beloved pets. I hope their animals didn't have to suffer before they passed and I hope that the family is able to move on from this tragedy and will be able to continue their lives from this point on.

p007_151

p022

The tragedy that happened in DC was definitely very terrible. Anytime you lose your loved ones or anything to a fire, it can be very traumatizing. It is also very hard to recover from something like that in my opinion. I think the article said that cats were taken away by the fire. This is tough because i have pets and i love them to death.

p022_152

p002

Fires always manage to touch my heart. I have personal experience with this and the fear is still with me to this day. A fire can ravage everything that you have any really leave a person traumatized. A lot of times a person or family will get woken up to loud alarms and smoke out of nowhere and have to pick their most important possessions to save. This is a scary situation!

p002_153

p063

I guess I just feel bad for these people. Losing your home to a fire has got to suck. Not only did you lose everything you love and own in the blink of an eye, but let's be honest, it was probably your fault. Usually fires start because you were doing something you weren't supposed to, or there was shoddy work completed.

p063_154

p022

After reading the article, i felt really bad for the family that was involved in the fire. It is unfortunate because it was something accidental and something that could have happened to anyone. I am also glad that they are okay though and nobody died. I did feel unfortunate and sad for their cats because it stated that they were killed in the fire.

p022_155

p017

dude, you smoke, i smoke. i just switched to vaping, but you still smoke. you know you can get lung cancer? lung cancer is no joke, thousands die from it every year. you can get it from cigarettes. you can also get it from air pollution.what kinds of air pollution? first hand smoke, second hand smoke, i just found about something called radon that is a naturally occurring gas that comes from rocks and dirt, dude rocks are killing us. thats trippy. no what do air pollution and lung cancer have to do in common? you are more suceptable to die form air pollution if you got lung cancer from those cigarettes you been smoking. either way though, the pollution can kill you though, just more easily if you got cancer.

p017_156

p058

Hey man, this is crazy. I had no idea air pollution causes this much damage to us. Did you know in India it kills almost half a million people per year? That is absolutely insane. Something has to be done about this pollution. I wonder what it is in America? It's probably even worse here than it is there. Some places have real bad air quality.

p058_157

p005

Air pollution is bad, so bad that it kills thousands of people each year. In India alone according to a Washington Post article published last month, about half a million people die every year due to outdoor air pollution. With that introductory paragraph, here?s a finding of a new study that may not surprise a lot of you readers: people with lung cancer may have shorter survival times when exposed to smog and other air pollutants. With the above information it is vital to pay attention to people with lung cancer.

p005_158

p019

It's sad that humans have the destroyed/damaged the world to the point that it is starting to give us cancer! How crazy sad is that... Why can't we find more enviormentally friendly ways to do things? I'm sure the ways are out there, but theres no money in it so they haven't been discovered yet... how gross is that

p019_159

p020

California researchers studied lung cancer patients for 10 years between 1999 and 2009. This research showed the those patients who lived in higher pollution rates were more negatively effected than those who did not live in higher pollution. they recommend for patients to move to places where there is less pollution.

p020_160

p022

What i read in the article about the tourists hurting the polar bears really angers me and makes me sad at the same time. It is terrible that a human being is able to harm an animal and be able to sleep at night. I think that people should be nowhere near polar bears to be honest. They should be left alone where they want to be.

p022_161

p002

It really irritates me when people kill any animal for pure sport but even moreso when the animals are endangered. If steps are not taken to protect the endangered species then this situation is likely to compound in the future. This situation is reaching levels to where some type of punishment or actions need to be taken.

p002_162

p058

Hey, so polar bears are being killed in mass. even though they are protected, they are still being killed off. why is it that humans do this so much? We have caused so many species to go extinct, will polar bears be next? I feel like this is just what we humans do. We cause the death and destruction of other species of animals and our own planet.

p058_163

p024

We as a whole community of human beings must come together to save this beautiful majestic animals. WE have obviously not learned our lesson of past animal extinctions and still put endangered animals in even more danger. Norway should put out strict laws for visitors and harsh sentences should they break these laws as well!

p024_164

p035

Why would people go to Norway to mess with the polar bears? I do not understand what people are thinking sometimes. I wish people would just leave the polar bears and other animals alone for they can live their life just as people live their life. I hope one day the population of polar bears comes back up to normal.

p035_165

p055

I can't believe that anyone let's this type of behavior continue. Who let's their children be basically sold into slavery and then what government and officials allows it to happen. It's sad, disgusting and disturbing that this is something that is allowed to go on. It says something about the state of the world that this is what we've come to and that we just let it continue on. People should do more to ensure this behavior doesn't continue.

p055_166

p002

These type of people are some of the worst that there are. It sucks that parents feel they are forced to send their kids away to get employment. This is a short sighted answer and to be honest is taking advantage of their own children. These kids can grow up to be so many things if properly educated and yet it is squandered away.

p002_167

p005

The Burmese president has ordered an investigation into the case of two girls who say they were kept prisoner and tortured for five years in a tailor shop. The teenagers were freed last week after a journalist helped them, but their families say that the police had on numerous occasions refused their pleas to get involved. This really made me sad what the two girls went through.

p005_168

p063

I can't believe having to go through that. It's shocking that in a fairly developed world this is still going on. What's even more shocking is that it sounds like this is probably fairly common in the area. For the police and authorities to clearly not care about it suggests that it is considered to be a non issue.

p063_169

p041

It is incredibly alarming that slavery is still being perpetuated in certain parts of the world. I am particularly disturbed by the fact that the parents willingly sent their children to this tailor. How disturbing. These young girls were robbed of their innocence and their parents did not sufficiently protect them.

p041_170

p029

I find it sad that the little baby rhino has passed away. Surely it lived a short life and it did not deserve a day. Most animals seem to be very innocent creatures and it is always sad to hear of the loss of a little innocent animal life. It also seems sad that it was at a rhino orphanage. What happened to its parents, were they killed or did they abandon it? Anyway, this is sad news although life does go on and it is the way of the world I guess.

p029_171

p030

So, I just read an article about a baby rhino that passed away in captivity; apparently, due to lack of power? The article was very vague, but the woman describing the situation spoke of the rhino like a member of her family. The whole thing was very touching. It's hard not to have an emotional response to the suffering of any creature.

p030_172

p041

The article lacks clarity on whether Isbindi was a child or a rhino. I am more than a little confused. I have neutral feelings toward the story as it was presented. Any loss of life is tragic, but more so when it is an innocent and defenseless child. I was also quite curious as what exactly was the cause of death.

p041_173

p024

This is just depressing because the little rhino was a famous one. I feel like I lost a pet of mine to be honest. It seems this rhino was quite important and when someone like that goes it is quite depressing and hard to put in to words.The fact the orphanage had no power is depressing. We need to do better

p024_174

p007

I think it is so sad for that baby rhino to die so young.. Any creature deserves a chance at life, and for this baby's to be taken away so soon is just heartbreaking. Also the fact that it was an orphan makes it even sadder. I used to work at an animal rescue place and sometimes we would ahve animals that wouldn't make it.. it is really hard to see an animal pass.

p007_175

p024

I think its about time Saudi Arabia get with the rest of the worlds in the push for women to be treated equally. It is a shame that women need consent of a male guardian to go abroad. They are adults and should be free to travel where they wish. I think the need for consent is something from the 1400's and should be abolished now.

p024_176

p062

I don't care about Saudi women at all and don't care about their campaign to end the guardianship requirements in their country. I truly could not care less. My brother lives in Saudi Arabia and it's a vile place full of vile people. The more they suffer, the better. What's interesting is that the women, in their bondage, actually hold a strangely revered place in society. I'm not sure what an analogy would be, perhaps the elderly. On one hand, it's true they have many limitations on their lives. On the other, because of that they're treated as almost untouchable. So my brother could theoretically get into an argument with a Saudi man, but never with a women. It's a strange, paradoxical thing, and I wonder if the Saudi women understand it before they end it.

p062_177

p041

I found it interesting that there were Saudi women for and against the guardianship program. I think in a broader sense this will only inflame tensions between Saudi's and the west as the more traditional Saudi's will undoubtedly blame western culture for these ideas. The fear of encroachment of western values into their culture has been a fear of Saudi Arabia since the kingdom's inception.

p041_178

p022

After reading this article, my immediate reaction is that it makes me a bit angry. I am angry at the fact that women still have to go by rules like this in today's day and age. It makes me angry that women need the permission of a man in order to be able to do what she wants. In today's world, anyone should be able to do anything and their freedom should not be restricted.

p022_179

p019

This kind of thing makes me so sad to hear... I can't believe things like this are still happening in todays day and age, after all the advancements that humanity has made as far as technology, racism, sexism, classism, and this kind of thing still is going on... It's awful and it's sad that we don't hear more about it in the media.

p019_180

p029

Wow, a twelve year old russian girl commited suicide because of her association with some website that promoted teens committing suicide. It's really sad that sick people would go online and prey on little children like this. I find it shocking and hard to believe anyone would want to do such a thing. They really need to find a way to crack down on these people and put them away for life. This is just ridiculous.

p029_181

p030

I just read an article about suicides in Russia. Apparently, there are online communities devoted to encouraging teenagers to take their own lives. Often times these websites are maintained and propagated just to receive money through advertising. Can you imagine living with the deaths of people just to make a few bucks from ads? We truly live in a twisted reality.

p030_182

p005

It's a day like any other day in a provincial city in central Russia. A 12-year-old girl is getting ready to go to school. Suddenly her phone rings. The next minute she is out of the door, saying she's meeting a friend and they will go to school together. Later the same day, when her mother turns up at the school, there is no sign of her daughter. No-one has seen her. This is really sad and terrifying.

p005_183

p041

It is quite disturbing that the number of teen suicides in Russia is so high. It is far less surprising that there is a direct link between the increase in suicides and the Russian social media site VKontakte. I think there is a causal link between teen suicides in the US and the growing popularity of similar sites.

p041_184

p030

I just read an article about a teenage girl in Russia who was apparently taken in by an online suicide group that conditions teens to kill themselves. It's odd to think that there are people out there that get off on convincing impressionable youth to commit suicide. I think the internet is becoming something that guardians need to at least passively monitor to see what's going on in their children's heads.

p030_185

p029

I think it's sad that so much plastic in the ocean is affecting wildlife the way it is. It's really unfair the way we have destroyed their ecosystem with our own selfish use of plastic. It is terrible when you see pictures of all the plastic in the ocean. Apparently these birds are even being tricked into thinking plastic is food since it smells like food to them. That is so unnatural and just wrong really. and all this has happened in just a short period of time!

p029_186

p062

I honestly find this article more amusing than anything. I absolutely loathe birds. Can't stand them. Want them all dead. I don't even care how that affects the food chain or nature. I just can't stand birds. So the idea that they're so stupid they'll keep eating plastic and threaten their species' very existence, is amusing to me. I think the article also misses some important information that I'd be curious to know, but I also don't care that much. I also think it's amusing that Asian countries are all the worst at dumping plastics in the ocean. That's why the straw thing in the U.S. is missing the point. We're not the problem. The Asians are.

p062_187

p055

It bothers me so much that we are polluting our oceans to begin with and then to see that we are harming even more animals because of it. It seems crazy that plastic floating in the ocean can be harming sea birds but it also does make some sense. Just more humans doing harm to things that we had no business messing with to begin with. I am so angered over this and upset to think of the damage our garbage is causing.

p055_188

p065

Hey, I just read this article that I want to tell you about. Apparently, seabirds are eating plastic because plastic emits a scent that it similar to food. Plastic in the ocean gets coated with algae which emits a sulfur smell that some seabirds love. Pretty crazy, right? Anyway, it's sad what we're doing to our environment. It's sadder that we are pretty powerless to do anything about it. It's only a matter of time before everything justs collapses on itself. But at least we'll have iphones so we can video record the Apocalypse.

p065_189

p022

After reading the article, i can't help but feel bad for the birds that are eating the plastics. I feel bad for them and i also feel guilty as well because i know that i somehow contributed to that as well because it's not just one person's fault. I feel like it's a collective fault that we should try to fix to try and help out these animals before they go extinct.

p022_190

p055

It's terrible that so many people all around the world seem to want to flee their home countries rather than do more to make them better. I understand fearing death and economy troubles but if everyone just left those countries the ones they flee to will just have similar problems. I can understand how Germany doesn't want to just accept anyone and yet at the same time can feel sorry for those that have legit claims and are just turned away because of where they are from.

p055_191

p035

It hurts my heart to think about all the people who leave the place of their birth only not to find a home that they are looking for. I would love to see the day were people treat all other humans like people no matter how they look and where they are from. I wonder why people can not relate to other people and just help.

p035_192

p024

I feel the asylum process is very, very bad in most countries not just Germany. For example in USA it is pretty bad as well. WE need to do better in letting people in to be honest. I feel like it isn't fair that some countries don't get let in as easy as others. IT might have to do with crisis's in countries but it is not fair.

p024_193

p029

I felt like this was really sad for the people involved. They are caught in a situation with no real solution and there is not much they can do. I try to imagine being in their shoes and it is diffivult to fathom, but I am certain it would be very difficult and distressing. No one should have to fear for their life on a day to day basis and it sounds like Germany is making decisions som ewhat arbitrarily or with bias. However, on the same token it is up to Germany to decide who they want to let in, and it is generous of them to do so to start with. So there is that.

p029_194

p024

This is something that is hard to choose sides with. When people seek asylum its fine to want to help. At some point though it becomes too much and a country like Germany can only hold so much people in it. I think what Germany needs is to overhaul their immigration laws and make a change down the middle where asylum is fair but realistic.

p024_195

p029

I think it's sad that the golden eagles are being killed by manmade technology. It's so typical that something we have made for our convenience is just carelessly killing wildlife in the area, and an endangered species at that. It's also sad that birds are traveling from long distances just to be killed by these things. And there is not much that can be done except maybe to just do away with the technology altogether. This is just one of many similar examples anyway.

p029_196

p035

To me this is a hard story to think about. First thing I think about when I hear wind turbines is clean and green power, which in my opinion is a good thing. I would have never thought that they would be killing eagles and bats. This is a hard because we use wind to help the environment, but the turbines are hurting flying animals.

p035_197

p027

So sad about all the birds that die in wind turbines. It seems that every move you make, every footstep is to the detriment of something else, even if you're trying to do something good. It's so sad how violent and chaotic and painful life is. You can't walk without out killing a bug under your feet, every step is death. It makes it all so so worthless sometimes. Have a great day.

p027_198

p044

Considering the analysis made in the article i read concerning the death of birds via wind energy company turbines e.g Altamont Pass is really an alarming cause for the issue to resolved and i highly suggest that fine be paid by companies who directly or indirectly affect ecology as drastic as the analysis made in the article to be convinced the researchers made analysis of the Isotopes of the Birds Feathers.

p044_199

p068

I completely agree with the findings in this article. I think that these companies need to look at the big picture of animal life being killed. They need to look at the scientific evidence that not only are local birds being killed but also the ones that are migrating. I think some kind of barrier should be put up around these turbines, to protect against fatalities, something like a gate, the turbines can still operate but it will make it harder for birds to get in there and be harmed. I think eagles are endangered or protected so something should really be done to protect them. Also the companies should be fined for the total loss not just local.

p068_200