Word: landlords
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...exposes the fallacy of the claim that everyone can be rich and successful provided they work hard. He points to the millions who work themselves to the bone and still remain hungry. He preaches the gospel of leveling down, of emulating the kisan (peasant), not the zamindar (landlord), for "all can be kisans, but only a few zamindars...
...building was converted from rental units to condominiums five years ago, and the years since then have been marked by her landlord's efforts to evict her, she said...
Maher must have provided the files. Co-workers at New York City's Columbia-Presbyterian Medical Center, where the former Green Beret worked for nine years, describe him as a caring professional. But his former landlord in Auburn, Maine, Colby Dill, remembers Maher mostly for his aggressive behavior. "When you were in the apartment, you wanted to make sure the door was between you and him," says Dill. "He made threats...
...award for most memorable character goes to Willis the hunchbacked landlord (Dan Hughes '01). Willis has a soft spot towards hippies and recounts to them his disturbing dreams where he controls an African tribe and its mating rituals. The word "moonchildren" actually originates from his speeches and not some flower-children synonym. Willis is quite a character, but the audience has no idea why his role exists. Maybe he is supposed to represent the government, which is arbitrary and cruel under the guise of kind Uncle Sam. If we felt that the characters in the commune had any relation...
...landlord refuses to negotiate, tenants can appear before the City Council to discuss their case...