Global rice demand: Is rice really becoming an inferior good? Mary Joanne Matriz‚1 Imelda Molina‚1 Harold Glenn Valera‚1 Samarendu Mohanty‚1 and Nelissa Jamora2 1 2 Social Sciences Division‚ International Rice Research Institute‚ Los Baños‚ Philippines; Agriculture‚ Food‚ and Resource Economics‚ Michigan State University‚ East Lansing‚ MI‚ USA. Previous studies by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO 1971)‚ Wong (1976)‚ Mears (1981)‚ and Ito et al (1989) implied that income elasticities
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Michael Wine’s article‚ “Anger Follows an Accusation of Voter Fraud” was published less than a week ago in the New York Times. In this article‚ Wine summarizes the Trump Voter Fraud Panel and the recent controversies since it was created in May. Wines does a great job of specifically focusing in on the main point of the article right when he begins writing. The main idea is that the fraud panel is causing controversies when prying into vote fraud situations. For instance‚ the commission’s leader
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Trauma-Informed Care (TIC) focuses on various aspects of trauma‚ including the victim’s past trauma. This type of practice has emerged over the years in human service agencies. The article "Bringing Trauma-Informed Practice to Domestic Violence Programs: A Qualitative Analysis of Current Approaches" outlines 6 core principles. The principles are emotional safety‚ restoring choice and control‚ facilitating connection‚ supporting coping‚ responding to identity and context‚ and building strengths (Wilson
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One-third of the world is covered by the ocean. There are a variety of discoveries yet to be made on the planet. Education‚ special skills‚ talents‚ and education are important to accomplish becoming a marine biologist. Attending college is a definite yes to have this job. Specific classes in high school and college will prepare you. Hard work‚ determination‚ dedication‚ and organizational skills will help you to be successful in this job career. I believe that college is important in order to become
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Becoming an adult means becoming many things. Adults have to make their own money‚ get a career‚ and do other activities that all seem pretty daunting to the average adolescent preparing to enter that stage of life. However‚ through maintaining a level head‚ active listening‚ and a pen and some paper‚ I realized many things about what it means to be a grown up and just how wrong I was all along. A couple of months ago‚ my sister came home in tears‚ going on about how my mother was going to yell
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be complacent and challenging myself to try something new. My overall experience this summer was eye-opening. I felt empowered by how I could use my skills to help to other people and eventually overcome my fear of failure. Although I succeeded in becoming a lifeguard‚ I realized I had to work hard and In addition‚ maintaining a job required me to make more mature decisions regarding balancing my time‚ managing money‚ and contributing to my family. At first it was bothersome cleaning up in some of
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with people all the time. Furthermore‚ each patient came with a different situation‚ which made me curious‚ this would be beneficial to me as a student‚ motivating me to carry on with my studies‚ and make me accountable‚ also‚ it would result in me becoming a committed midwife as it will encourage my awareness in the child demeanour process.
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such as Tokyo‚ Sao Paolo‚ Bombay and Shanghai are now considered ‘mega-cities’‚ because of their enormous size and huge populations. There are two main reasons why these and other cities are becoming so crowded; one economic‚ the other socio-cultural. First‚ the primary cause of cities becoming so crowded is economic. As a country develops‚ its cities become the engines of development‚ thus jobs are available in these areas. Frankfurt‚ Istanbul‚ Bombay and Sao Paolo are all the economic
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Importantly‚ the element of informed consent is varied across different counselors‚ groups‚ and individuals with its purpose within the multicultural context. The notion of informed consent relates to the provision of sufficient information to a potential client requiring counseling services with elements of disadvantages and associated advantages disclosed prior to participation within the counseling process. The informed consent takes the shape of written and oral agreements
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So You’ve Never Heard of Civility Huh? Primrose Chareka English 9-08 January 10th‚ 2012 Thesis Statement: Essay question: Is society becoming less civil? Thesis statement: Society has become less civil because of narcissism‚ anonymity‚ and stress. Outline: Question: Is society becoming less civil and ruder? Thesis Statement: Society has become less civil and more rude because of narcissism‚ pressure (Introduction) presented by the media and anonymity provided by screen
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