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    Courage is a virtue

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    Courage is a virtue As a kid‚ I watched a lot of cartoons. Some were memorable and had an impact on my life‚ while some were not. One of the most memorable was a cartoon calledCourage the Cowardly Dog’. You can probably see from the title that this cartoon was very interesting. It has had a big impact on my philosophy as I have learnt life facts from watching it. I believe that I wouldn’t be the same person that I am today if I never came across it. I think it’s safe to say that as a kid‚ I did

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    1970’s‚ China implemented measures to limit their population—most famously the One-Child Policy. The One-Child policy‚ in simplest terms‚ limited each family to having only one child. However‚ there were many exceptions to this policy. Additionally‚ there were other‚ more sinister methods used to control the population. While China’s population control methods were effective at limiting the population‚ policies like the One-Child Policy caused societal issues‚ led to higher rates of sex-selected abortions

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    Thirty years after the mainland began forbidding some families from having more than one child‚ in order to solve a dizzying population crisis‚ the country’s psychiatrists say the result has been a self-centred generation that‚ having grown up without siblings has never learned to share. Now‚ as the children from one-child families enter child-bearing age themselves‚ mainland authorities have decided to intervene to prevent similar problems occurring. In Beijing and Guangzhou‚ health authorities

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    China’s One Child Policy Why was the Policy Introduced??? The one Child Policy was introduced in the year of 1979 in order to stabilize china’s rapidly growing population. At that time China’s population had reached around 970 million people‚ making them the most populated country at that time. The one child policy states that the ethnic majority‚ could only have one child. In 1980‚ china relaxed the policy allowing families to have two children if one parent was the only child in his or her family

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    world that already discriminated against me on the sole knowledge of my sex. As a female first born in China‚ I experience discrimination everywhere. The establishment of the One Child Policy was an example of favoritism of the male gender and the upper class‚ who get away with having a first-born daughter‚ or even a second child. Even among family members‚ my own grandma never failed to remind me of her thoughts on me being her first grandchild. With my cousin‚ Anthony‚ born just 12 days after me‚

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    released a One-Child policy to slightly limit the population rate‚ problems are continuing to grow at a constant rate. The most powerful institution in the nation of China is the Communist Party of China‚ otherwise known as the CPC. They set goals and policy that the government then sets in motion (Dramer). The Chinese government is generally thought to be repressive‚ while freedoms of speech‚ assembly‚ religion‚ and press are not well respected (“China”). In

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    Introduced by the Chinese leadership in 1979 and considered to be one of the most invasive governmental social experiments of our era‚ the one-child policy in China‚ on the surface level‚ appears to have succeeded in its goal of stymieing the growth of the population to a manageable rate. The policy‚ however‚ regardless of whether or not it should be credited with the modern-day decreasing fertility rates in China‚ also brought about unintended social consequences. Despite the fact that this policy

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    China’s one child family policy was introduced in 1979 by Deng Xaioping.T he basic aim was to reduce the amount of people residing in China by the year 2000.The government did this by putting up propergandas brain-washing people making them think that they aren’t the only ones with one child. This is the truth however these citizens deserve their freedom and not all agree. The government is also write in its own way as if this carried on in the future there would be a lack of resources such as fuel

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    Summary: Dave Ramsey

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    Nice discussion post this week! I found Dave Ramsey’s seven baby steps to financial peace very beneficial as well. In this example this week had a similar approach on what we would do in this situation. I think it is very beneficial to have some money in an emergency fund and investing some of the sign on bonus money in order to receive more money to have a secure future. Doing this will actually lead to even more money in the future as well. Putting $1‚000 in an emergency fund is very important

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    their children. As a parent‚ they both have very different obligations. The responsibilities a mother has are very different compared to the responsibilities a father has. A mother’s job is to nurture her child‚ and a father’s job is to protect his child. A mother’s obligations for her child start right away. From the moment the baby begins to grow in her womb‚ the list of responsibilities begins. A mother is responsible for safely carrying her baby in her womb for nine months. She has to do everything

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