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For the record, I don’t have one to share beyond noting how Carol’s plight highlights our species’ natural talent for self-destruction.

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"I did not think there were so many women" suffering the same plight, added Perez, saying it had reduced her to tears in the past years.

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And if nothing else, most of us agree that those elected to represent us are out of touch with our plight.

No one around me seems to care about my plight; they’re too busy swaying and laughing with perfect rhythm, like they don’t have a worry in the world.

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Whereas, if the same incident takes place in a bustling restaurant full of people, by the time you draw attention to your plight you may have already turned blue and fallen to the floor.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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