ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD MISERY
Via Anglo-Norman from Latin miseria, from miser wretched.
TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MISERY»
The term «misery» is very widely used and occupies the
18.472 position in our list of most widely used terms in the
English dictionary.
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10 QUOTES WITH «MISERY»
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misery.
Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon.
What does love look like? It has the hands to help others. It has the feet to hasten to the poor and needy. It has eyes to see misery and want. It has the ears to hear the sighs and sorrows of men. That is what love looks like.
Every man should make his son or daughter learn some useful trade or profession, so that in these days of changing fortunes of being rich today and poor tomorrow they may have something tangible to fall back upon. This provision might save many persons from misery, who by some unexpected turn of fortune have lost all their means.
We are caught in the contradiction of finding life a rather perplexing puzzle which causes us a lot of misery, and at the same time being dimly aware of the boundless, limitless nature of life. So we begin looking for an answer to the puzzle.
In the past, we spoke of poverty, misery only in the south. Now there is a lot of misery, a lot of bad that creates victims in the north as well. This has become manifest: the global system was not made to serve the good of all, but to serve multinational companies.
The shock caused by the September 11 events has also lead to a thorough reflection on the existing disparity between rich and poor countries, on the misery of populations of the South.
The law was made for one thing alone, for the exploitation of those who don't understand it, or are prevented by naked misery from obeying it.
Even when they're not causing injury, human-controlled cars are often driven inefficiently, ineptly, antisocially, or in other ways additive to the sum of human misery.
I want to be a force for real good. In other words. I know that there are bad forces, forces that bring suffering to others and misery to the world, but I want to be the opposite force. I want to be the force which is truly for good.
Ignorance is the primary source of all misery and vice.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MISERY»
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misery in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
misery and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
Novelist Paul Sheldon wakes up in a secluded farmhouse in Colorado with broken legs and Annie Wilkes, a disappointed fan, hovering over him with drugs, ax, and blowtorch and demanding that he bring his heroine back to life.
Paul Sheldon has written several bestsellers about Misery Chastain, but he now knows that he can write better novels.
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Human Trafficking, Human
Misery: The Global Trade in Human ...
This volume takes a global perspective and uses first-hand accounts and stories to examine the problem of human trafficking in its various manifestations around the world.
Alexis A. Aronowitz, 2009
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Dickinson's
Misery: A Theory of Lyric Reading
A Theory of Lyric Reading Virginia Jackson. These lines repeat, delicately, in
variation, the outlines of the problem we have noticed in the previous chapters: in
them historical determination appears indistinguishable from figurative ...
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A Fine and Pleasant
Misery
More witty cautionary tales of outdoor life, by everybody's favorite expert on the subject, Patrick F. McManus.
Patrick F. McManus, Jack Samson, 1981
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Kurt Schwitters Merzbau: The Cathedral of Erotic
Misery
The Building Studies series examines important buildings through original documents, detailed text, photography, and drawings in an affordable format.
Elizabeth Burns Gamard, 2000
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Walkin' on the Happy Side of
Misery
In 1990, J. R. Tate (and his feisty hiker alter-ego, Model-T) braved all the dangers of the Appalachian Trail: grueling climbs, knee-wrecking descents, thunderstorms on mountaintops, snakes underfoot, wall-less privies, shelter-sleepers who ...
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Oprah Winfrey and the Glamour of
Misery: An Essay on Popular ...
An Essay on Popular Culture Eva Illouz. OPRAH. WINFREY. AND THE
GLAMOUR OF MISERY OPRAH WINFREY AND THE GLAMOUR OF MISERY An
Essay on.
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Misery and Company: Sympathy in Everyday Life
In a kind of social tour of sympathy, Candace Clark reveals that the emotional experience we call sympathy has a history, logic, and life of its own.
10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MISERY»
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misery is used in the context of the following news items.
More Birmingham roadworks misery - and the scheme will last nine …
It's the news drivers did not want to hear – but even more roadworks are set to start in Birmingham next week. And the congestion is set to last ... «Birmingham Mail, Jul 15»
Israel's Endless Misery for Gaza Is No Policy At All
Israel's Endless Misery for Gaza Is No Policy At All. By Jonathan Cook. Global Research, July 22, 2015. Region: Europe, Middle East & North Africa. «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»
In The SPECTRE Trailer, All of Bond's Misery Is Christoph Waltz's Fault
We've finally got a good look at SPECTRE, and there are all the usual Bond trappings — Q even presents 007 with a tricked-out car and ... «io9, Jul 15»
Flu brings on week of misery
Johnny Moore: Flu brings on week of misery. Last updated 05:00, July 23 2015. Johnny Moore asks his doctor if he needs to put his affairs in order after ... «The Southland Times, Jul 15»
Calais strike causes more holiday misery for British tourists
British tourists faced holiday chaos in Calais on Tuesday after striking French ferry workers set fire to a pile of tyres and blockaded the entrance ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Jul 15»
In Land of 43% Unemployment, Forgotten Gaza Crisis Rages On
Gaza's misery has always been fraught with the political disputes it encapsulates. For those seeking to indict Israel, Gaza is portrayed as one of ... «Bloomberg, Jul 15»
Floods misery
Residents of Pok Fu Lam village were hit by flooding yesterday as heavy rainfall triggered the amber rainstorm signal, which saw 400 ... «Hong Kong Standard, Jul 15»
Egypt's Durable Misery
Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters A riot police officer stands guard outside a police academy, where ousted Egyptian President Mohamed Mursi's ... «Foreign Affairs, Jul 15»
Education loans adding to the misery of banks
Education loans adding to the misery of banks. There are 34 lakh education loans, fallout of 7-10 per cent default can impact credit score of ... «The Indian Express, Jul 15»
TV host thrills conservatives by demanding Obama rain misery on …
Lahren is referencing the 24-year-old shooter Mohammad Abdulazeez, who killed four U.S. Marines and one active-duty Navy reservist in ... «Junior College, Jul 15»
