ISSUES Corruption levels The Republic of the Philippines suffers from widespreadcorruption. Means of corruption include graft‚ bribery‚ embezzlement‚ backdoor deals‚ nepotism‚ and patronage According to a World Bank study in 2008‚ corruption in the Philippines is considered to be the worst among East Asia’s leading economies and the country has sunk even lower among those seen to be lagging in governance reforms.The 2009 Corruption Perceptions Index published by global watchdog Transparency International
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teachers discipline them? Students expect good quality education and not a good smack in the face. Corporal Punishment is a popular act in schools which serves as punishment for students that misbehave and cause trouble to the teacher. I believe that Corporal punishment is a practice that should not be used on children whether it is for discipline or personal purposes. Even if Corporal punishment has been banned from public schools all over the Philippines‚ teachers still perform this act‚ physically
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Poverty: Causes‚ Responses and Consequences in Rural South Africa Elizabeth Francis‚ April 2006 Development Studies Institute London School of Economics Houghton St London WC2A 2AE e.m.francis@lse.ac.uk CPRC Working Paper No. 60 Chronic Poverty Research Centre ISBN: 1-904049-59-1 Elizabeth Francis is a Senior Lecturer in Development Studies at the London School of Economics. Acknowledgements The research on which the case study is based was carried out as a collaborative project
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Expository essay Homelessness Over the years ‚ we as a society have become insensitive to the major issues faced by the mankind and homelessness is one of those major issues. Millions of people‚ including children‚ families ‚ babies ‚veterans and elderly live day after day without food‚ water or a roof over their heads. People who are mentally ill also have it tough on the streets‚ which can be extremely confusing to them and dangerous to the rest of society. As the con side of this argument‚ it
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Guilt and Punishment Creon’s actions and judgment in the play Antigone were questionable‚ but I don’t think he deserved the punishment he received at the conclusion of the play. My philosophy of life probably influenced my decision because I believe that everyone deserves a second chance. Creon was arrogant and did not listen to anyone’s advice‚ including Tiresias‚ a prophet who has never told him a lie. However‚ in the end he realized what had happened and accepted his fate. Creon was just
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Not everyone has the same idea in mind about punishment‚ and nor did other countries from other times. The following books: The Iliad‚ The Odyssey‚ and The Hebrew Bible‚ entitling instances of cheating‚ kidnapping and murder‚ insulting and their punishment. Very rarely would you get away with something unseen because the Gods saw everything‚ and they could do just about anything known on earth to mankind or even to each other. Anything was punishable whatever time ear it was‚ and the Gods would cease
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Global Poverty To be born into poverty without a choice is possibly one of the greatest misfortunes that any person can be victimized with. According to Howard Hubbard author of Fighting Poverty to Build Peace‚ “An estimated 1.4 billion people live in extreme poverty‚ defined as living on less than $1.25 a day.” It leaves a person with a huge challenge of survival and an extremely difficult task of creating a better future for themselves. To understand the implications of poverty across the world
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Donnell Mr. Jon Schneiderman Enc 1101 4 April 2013 Corporal Punishment The question of whether corporal punishment is an effective method of discipline is greatly debated. Corporal Punishment is a form of physical discipline that may cause pain for wrongdoing‚ or to bring for change in ones attitude which may seem disrespectful. Corporal punishment should not be allowed in my opinion because to what extent is this type of punishment considered abuse‚ it could traumatize children and it may cause
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GETTING OUT OF POVERTY A Community Plan Prepared for MADRAS CITY MAYOR JEFFERSON COUNTY‚ OREGON Prepared by Jamasa Sattler Developing Stability‚ Inc. June 1‚ 2011 June 1‚ 2011 Melanie Widmer‚ Mayor Madras City Hall 71 SE D Street Madras‚ OR 97741 Dear Ms Widmer: As a resident of Jefferson County‚ I have an interest in the community’s economic stability. I am equally concerned with the large population of individuals and families struggling to provide for themselves
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The International Day for the Eradication of Poverty is celebrated every year on October 17 throughout the world. It was officially recognised by the United Nations . It is to honour the victims of poverty‚ hunger‚ violence and fear. One of the main aims of the day is to make the voice of the poor heard and Raising awareness of the need to eradicate poverty. Poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or money. That is‚ they have little or no material means
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