MEASURING POVERTY INCIDENCE IN BARANGAY 591‚ MANILA _______________________________________ An Undergraduate Thesis Presented to the Faculty of the College of Political Science and Public Administration Polytechnic University of the Philippines Sta. Mesa‚ Manila _______________________________________ In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree Bachelor in Political Science __________________________________________ By: Diaz‚ Carlo R. Calucag‚ Kristine Dela Cruz‚ Mary
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Schlene September 27‚ 2014 Evaluation of the Hunger Games The movie‚ The Hunger Games‚ is based on the book by Suzanne Collins and was made into a movie in 2012. It is about a girl named Katniss Everdeen who lives in District Twelve. After bombings and wars‚ North America turned into a country called Panem. Panem was split up into thirteen districts‚ but when district thirteen rebelled‚ the Capitol created something called the Hunger Games. The Games are an annual event where two tributes
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In the thriller The Hunger Games by Gary Ross the tone‚ mood‚ lighting‚ sound and other factors influence how the viewer perceives the scene. The main characters Katniss Everdeen and Peeta Melark are unwilling selected as two of the twenty four tributes to compete in the battle to the death Hunger Games. Each year the Capital of Panem hosts the hunger games. A boy and girl from each of the twelve districts are recruited to fight in the arena until there is only one person left alive. Only one person
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Hunger and poverty are serious‚ worldwide issues that negatively affect the lives of millions of people. “Globally‚ one in nine people in the world today (815 million) are undernourished‚” (Source 3). Millions of people are struggling to survive due to the malicious effects of starvation‚ which include: malnutrition‚ stunted growth‚ lowered mental capability‚ and even death. In order to build a foundation for development and prosperity‚ hunger and poverty must come to an end. “Good nourishment in
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the Gamemakers. What made her such a controversial character? “I pull an arrow from quiver and sent it straight at the Gamemakers table…“Thank you for your consideration” I say. These are the words said by Katniss Everdeen‚ protagonist from the “Hunger Games” by Suzanne Collins‚ showing her anger to the gammakers who were ignoring her during her first training session. The story is set in a futuristic apocalypse in which the United States has been separated into 13 Districts‚ all of which struggle
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The Hunger Games was an amazing book. It was amazing how Suzanne Collins imagination made up Panem‚ which is the future‚ ruins of North America and how it was divided up into twelve districts. I liked how each district as you got lower had less wealth but still was very important to the Capital. For example each district had its own specialty that benefited that Capitol‚ such as coal mining‚ agriculture‚ seafood‚ and other specialties. Some districts provide the Capitol with energy or material goods
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Kenneth Gregg Mrs. Clevenger Engl1213 9-20-13 The Hunger Games compared to the real world After watching this movie it really makes anyone think wow we have it good in America. All of the societies it makes me think of are not good ones in my opinion. Or that the comparisons it makes me think of are the problems with societies. The barbaric gladiator games of Rome was the first thing that jumped out at me due to The Hunger Games‚ then the weaponry and the society in the movie made me think
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Stop wasting time and stop poverty in North Carolina now!!!!! More than 17% of people that live in North Carolina are in poverty or Homeless. Can you really help them get off the streets? Because of the Brunswick family organization‚ people are getting off the streets. In 2010 the Organization took 1006 people off the streets.There are 4% of families that cannot afford children so they were adopted or given away. As these years come on poverty is keep getting doubled. Around 1.4 percent of Families
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Over the long hot summer I read an interesting book written by Suzanne Collins called The Hunger Games. It is an inspirational book about a small district in the post-apocalyptic nation of Panem in North America. The Hunger Games is an annual lottery in which one boy and one girl aged 12–18 from each of the twelve districts are selected to compete in a live televised battle to the death. This is an underdog story of Katniss Everdeen who is from district 12 a coal-mining district that is the poorest
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CAUSES OF POVERTY “Poverty is the worst form of violence”- Mahatma Gandhi. Poverty is a problem of unmet human physical need. That is‚ persons and families in poverty lack the goods and services needed to sustain and support life and the income to purchase the goods or services which would meet those needs. Have they been lazy‚ made poor decisions‚ and been solely responsible for their plight? What are the causes of this extreme need? Overpopulation is the situation of having large numbers of people
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