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"this book slumped me twice but this time ill finish it i swear!!" — Aug 13, 2024 09:00AM
"this book slumped me twice but this time ill finish it i swear!!" — Aug 13, 2024 09:00AM
“In the little world in which children have their existence,” he wrote in Great Expectations (1861), “there is nothing so finely perceived and so finely felt, as injustice. It may be only small injustice that the child can be exposed to; but the child is small, and its world is small.”
― What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
― What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
“Rather than standing on the sidelines, Snow got passionately involved. His work wasn’t about abstract scientific discovery alone. It was about people and community. That’s what science is supposed to be about—not an academic exercise for the ivory tower, or racking up publications, grants, and offers of tenure. It’s about using the tools and technology available to make lives better, no matter what articles of faith obstruct the path.”
― What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
― What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
“The average annual Flint residential water bill in 2015 was $864—about $300 more than in any other city in Michigan. In fact, it was the highest in the nation.”
― What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
― What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
“It was about people and community. That’s what science is supposed to be about—not an academic exercise for the ivory tower, or racking up publications, grants, and offers of tenure. It’s about using the tools and technology available to make lives better, no matter what articles of faith obstruct the path.”
― What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
― What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
“Challenging injustice means standing up for the weak, the vulnerable, the abused, and the forgotten—be it in health, employment, education, or the environment. It means being vigilant on behalf of people who are treated as pariahs and scapegoats, populations that are dehumanized, displaced, and treated as disposable. It means fighting oppression at every opportunity—no matter the place or country.”
― What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
― What the Eyes Don't See: A Story of Crisis, Resistance, and Hope in an American City
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