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    Poor and Rich in Society

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    benefit. Yet for people who are very stable and moneyed think that taxes goes to people that can’t sort them self out. In today’s society‚ we have a fixed idea of sterotype‚ like the homeless for example‚ they are dirty‚ slopy‚ useless….these views are common‚ especially if they try to look for a job. Most of the time these fixed views is made by the strong. A homeless person can be anyone‚ how they became homeless depends on their own story. If someone who has a stable job‚ a large amount of saving and

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    Growing Up Poor

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    Growing up Poor I did not realize until about the 5th grade‚ what being poor was all about. From kindergarten until then‚ kids didn’t really pay attention to what you wore to school‚ what type of home you lived in‚ or what your parents did for a living. What mattered was how nice you were‚ that you shared your toys‚ and took turns on the playground. Fifth grade started a whole new chapter in life. It started with a new school with both familiar and unfamiliar faces and with that‚ new challenges

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    Common Health

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    The common use of health 1. What’s the first thing to look for on a nutrition label and why?
 The serving size. The size of the serving on the food package influences the number of calories and all the nutrient amounts listed on the top part of the label. 2. How many calories is considered high for a single serving of food?
 400 calories or more is high. 3. What Percent Daily Value (%DV) for any given nutrient is considered low? 5% DV is considered low 
4. What %DV is considered high

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    “The poor will always be with us”. This statement may seem to be pessimistic‚ but it actually can refer to two sociological predictions. The first is that the absolute condition of individuals will never improve such that there is virtually no one who‚ by no choice of their own‚ lives a lifestyle that is not acceptable. While the definition of “poverty” might change based on one ’s perspective and on relative conditions‚ a reasonable definition would be lacking sufficient shelter‚ food‚ potable water

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    Civil War Myths

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    There has always been a number of circulating myths about the American Civil War. We need to dig deep and find out if these myths are true. Did the South HATE black people? Did Robert E. Lee hate America? Was the civil war all about slavery? Did the South start the civil war? All of these myths are to be revealed. Supposedly the Southern people were the only Americans that enslaved black people. They tortured‚ beat‚ and starved them. According to research‚ a slave in today’s modern world‚ would

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    Christian Nation Myth

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    The myth of the United States of America having been founded as a Christian nation has long been circulated throughout our country’s history. Christian historians were the first to put forth this narrative and in today’s world‚ website writers and editors have taken up the cause. On the website‚ WhatChristiansWanttoKnow.com‚ Robert Driskell peddles the myth in an article entitled‚ “Was the United States of America Founded As A Christian Nation? A Look at the Facts.” Driskell quotes a number

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    Elizabethan Poor Laws

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    Life for the poor in Elizabethan England was very harsh.  Unemployment and rapid price inflation increased causing many villagers to leave their homes and come to the towns to look for work. However‚ they often could not find employment and ended up begging in the streets. Elizabethan Poor Laws‚ enacted in 1601‚ were incredibly beneficial in uniting the community to provide care and nurture for the qualifying less fortunate. These laws set a critical foundation for Britain’s welfare system and established

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    Vagina Girls Myths

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    and folktales evolve from small grains of truth and usually spawn from one’s own inner demons and secret fears. A common phobia that evolves throughout cultures is the myth of The Vagina Girls. The myth of The Vagina Girls is often associated with fear of castration in men. This fear highlighted because of the myths translation to film and seems to be a premise for a horror movie. The myth discussed something that women suffer from and creates a psychological fear with references in different cultures

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    Pro-Poor Tourism

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    Impact * Pro-Poor tourism (PPT) - Results in increased net benefits for poor people. Tourism is often claimed to be the largest industry in the world‚ thus creating both opportunities and responsibilities. Tourism can make a positive difference – and it should. Tourism can bring great benefits to local communities but only if it brings sustainable livelihoods‚ employment or additional incomes. The same approaches which have been developed to benefit the economically poor through tourism can

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    The Working Poor Summary

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    Working Poor Test In “The Working Poor” Shipler gives an example of a poor grandmother named Leetha Butler who lived in Washington‚ D.C. and how even though she has very little in terms of finances her spirit and wits are exceedingly high considering her situation of poverty and how she takes care of her daughters orphaned children ages three‚ eight and sixteen (Shipler 29). After her daughter Diane was murdered in a drive-by-shooting‚ she did not collapse under the weight of grief because she understood

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