The purpose of life?

6 months 3 weeks ago

"Purpose of life?

Wednesday January 11, 2006

According to NetAid, over a billion people, or roughly one in six, live in extreme poverty. Extreme poverty is defined as living on less than US$1 a day.

The World Bank goes on to define moderate poverty as basic subsistence living, on $1 to $2 a day. All told, nearly half the world's population lives in poverty -- that's 2.8 billion people living on less than two dollars a day.

Some other facts to keep in mind:

* Each year over 8 million people die because they are simply too poor to stay alive.
* More than 800 million people go hungry every day.
* The gross domestic product of the poorest 48 nations is less than the wealth of the world's three richest people.
* Thirty-thousand children die every day due to hunger and treatable illnesses.
* 6 million children die every year before their fifth birthday, as a result of malnutrition.

You can find detailed poverty assessments of specific geographical regions on the World Bank's PovertyNet. And if you're interested in learning how the World Bank comes up with its poverty statistics, take a look at PovcalNet.

The goal of the Millennium Campaign is to reduce by half the proportion of people living on less than a dollar a day by 2015. And the aim of the One Campaign is to direct an additional 1 percent of the United States budget towards eradicating global poverty. "
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Finished Fruits Basket

6 months 3 weeks ago

"I loved the manga. "
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swine flu...

6 months 3 weeks ago

"http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l8pSPfZFysg&feature=channel_page

Thunderf00t explains the situation in a calm, efficient and educational manner."
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R.I.P. Toonami

1 year 1 month ago

"I remember watching Robotech, in all of its abhorrent quality , on Toonami. As I was reading this I sort of felt like Billy Pilgrim traveling back through time, reliving afternoons wasted in front of my T.V."
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How would u define art??

1 year 1 month ago

"Art as I would interpret, as it pertains to this site -

A quality of expression that is extraordinary, as defined by the aesthetic criteria(principles) of this website. If you want a more personalized definition, peer reviewed self expression, succinctly defines my interpretation of Art."
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New member!

1 year 1 month ago

"Welcome to Animepaper!"
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Global Warming

1 year 4 months ago

" i hope it leads to human extinction"
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Viacom to view YouTube user logs

1 year 4 months ago

"Who gives a fuck?"
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The Emotive Human Spirit

1 year 6 months ago

"Emote? Yeah, right! To get any emotion out of the Trash that call themselves Human you would need to force them in the most intense fashion. Not many people can emote truthfully, exposing their strengths and weaknesses, reveling a rotten core of lies and pain ... whom many share on this rotating ball of nothingness."
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Looks or personality?

1 year 7 months ago

"When you meet someone you're attracted to it will seem as if they have both the looks and personality that are ideal for you. "
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Things you can't have....

1 year 7 months ago

"Close your eyes, empty your thoughts, and fly. You can visit any place on Earth, or you can create your own Utopia using the most important thing in the world, your Mind."
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Atheism, a religion?

1 year 7 months ago

"I consider myself an Atheist. If I were presented with enough evidence that any of the major religions are the word of God, then I would gladly allow myself to be indoctrinated into them. For the time being I'm content within my lonely journey on Earth.

Atheism
–noun
1. the doctrine or belief that there is no God.
2. disbelief in the existence of a supreme being or beings.

An Athist is simply a person rebuking the belief of God as defined by Judaism, Christianity and Islam. "
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Ambient Music

1 year 7 months ago

"There is nothing better than tuning out while trying to understand yourself ... and this Genre is perfect for introspection"
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People who are bisexual.

1 year 7 months ago

"Its non of my business what someones sexual orientation is, so for me to judge or impose my ethics on another person seems kind of contemptible."
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Guitar Hero III

1 year 7 months ago

"Retarded game meant for weekend warriors."
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30 Days of Night

1 year 7 months ago

"Step 1: Fist fight the Vamps
Step 2: Lose
Step 3: Die "
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if you could could change the past

1 year 7 months ago

"My birth"
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For the Byakugan naysayer

1 year 10 months ago

"This if for the people who believed that a real life rendition of the Byakugan would give you the appearance of a meth-addict.



and while I'm at it I'll post a pretty neat picture of what someone with Rinnegan bloodline would look like
Rinnegan"
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imagine u have a voodoo doll that can hurt your enemy..

1 year 10 months ago

"The only enemy I have is myself. Without a minutes hesitation I would inflict Mans ultimate punishment."
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Is it Just Me?

2 years 1 week ago

"I'm the same way. I guess its not all that surprising among anime fans."
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Hello

2 years 1 month ago

"Welcome to AP I hope you enjoy the AP community!"
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Hip Hop

2 years 1 month ago

"Sell outs? No talent? They're no better or worse than most of the punk rock bands that get radio play. Lyrically most of the Hip-Hop songs are shallow, but they do one important thing! They get you to move your ass on the dance floor. You can say that Hip-Hop has lost its soul ... but it also takes a soul to move that ass and dance."
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Samurai Pizza Cats

2 years 1 month ago

"I loved it when I was a kid, but now I couldn't even watch the opening without wincing in pain "
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SPORT MANGA

2 years 1 month ago

"I don't particularly like sports manga all that much but I do happen to like two specific series.

1. Hajime no Ippo
2. Eyesheild21 "
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