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    The Inspector Calls

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    At the beginning of the extract the Inspector says “She wasn’t very pretty ... very pretty.” In my opinion the Inspector says this to try and give the Birlings a ‘guilt trip’. Mr. Birling reacts by almost telling the Inspector off‚ as if he were a child‚ “That’s enough of that”‚ it sounds like something he would say to Sheila or Eric. The reason he says this is most probably because he feels that he is better and more important than the Inspector and that he can tell the Inspector what to do. The

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    Discrimination and Poverty

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    I chose this group because Hispanic Americans make of approximately 15% of the entire US population. Of which‚ “22% are below poverty cutoff” (Sullivan 2010). The head of household is headed by women which are the largest segment of that group; they account for 39% of Hispanics that live below the poverty level (Sullivan 2010). Studies show that the National Women Law Center states a staggering statistics that in 1998‚ more than half of women headed Hispanic families with children were poor (NWLC

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    Philippine Poverty

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    Population below poverty line: 32.9% (2006 est.) |Year |Population below poverty line |Rank |Percent Change |Date of Information | |2009 |30 |73 |  |2003 est. | |2010 |32.9 |59 |9.67 % |2006 est. | |2011 |32.9 |58 |0.00

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    Unavoidable--Poverty

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    Unavoidable--Poverty   In these ten years‚ economic are growing rapidly among the world. The living standard of people is becoming much higher. However‚ the problem of poverty is also worsening simultaneously. A survey on 2008 conducted by the World Bank revealed that nearly 1.3 billion people are named as absolutely poverty‚ which is stated as “a condition characterized by severe deprivation of basic human needs‚ including food‚ safe drinking water‚ sanitation facilities‚ health‚ shelter‚ education

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    Poverty Alleviation

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    POVERTY ALLEVIATION AND THE THIRD WORLD MUHAMMAD AZHAR IKRAM AHMAD* Abstract. Poverty‚ a global issue‚ plaguing developed as well as developing nations‚ has become the focus of economists since early 1950s. During the last two decades‚ this issue has received enormous worldwide attention and various international organizations have issued their findings regarding reasons of poverty and possible remedies to its reduction and/or eradication in the world. One of the components of poverty‚ however

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    Poverty and Illiteracy

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    The world of illiterate and poverty-ridden people is like a vast endless desert where literacy is like an oasis‚ a fertile land with fresh water flowing and majestic palm trees growing. Illiteracy keeps people chained to ignorance and superstition and is an obstacle in the path of civilization. With literacy comes awareness and awareness brings progress‚ culture and civilization. Illiteracy brings ignorance‚ and ignorance leads to wars and controversies. God made man in his own image but today humans

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    Determinant of Poverty

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    Determinants of poverty INTRODUCTION Background to the study The translation of consumption into welfare units is a function of various physiological characteristics such as age and sex of recipient‚ and environmental factors ( The possession of assets is a measure of the socio-economic status of the household. According to the 2002 Uganda Population and Housing census main report‚ majority (79%) of the households owned the houses they lived in especially in rural areas with 86% compared to urban

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    Poverty in Philippines

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    Introduction: This study is about the economic‚ political and socio- cultural conditions of the Urban Poor. Urban poor has become an interesting topic now days since it is very relevant to modern society. Poverty tends to be the greatest ill that plagues the Filipino as a society. The poor ranges from poor‚ very poor‚ and to the very‚ very poor. The topic URBAN POOR was selected from a group of topics given and then given emphasis by the author according to the relevance of this specific group

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    Poverty in Pakistan

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    Poverty in Pakistan Poverty in Pakistan A. Introduction B. Poverty Condition in Pakistan C. Definition 1. According to Homer 2. According Jean Guenon 3. Poverty line D. International Organizations Reports about poverty in Pakistan 1. UNDP (United Nations Development Program) Report 2. World Bank 3. Asian Development Bank Report 4. Pakistan’s Planning Commission Report E. Causes/Reasons of poverty in Pakistan 1. Government Policies 2. Poor governance 3. Judiciary System 4. Unemployment

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    Poverty in Argentina

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    December 8‚ 2011 Poverty in Argentina Poverty by definition is the lack of a certain amount of material possessions or money. In specific absolute poverty is the inability to afford basic human needs‚ which include‚ but are not limited to: fresh and clean water‚ clothing and shelter‚ nutrition‚ and lastly healthy care. Rodriguez‚ (2002) There are about 1.7 million people who live in absolute poverty in today’s society. According to Tomas Raffo‚ an economist with the Argentine workers Central

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