experience about the cement sector. Yours sincerely‚ Farzeen Rais Hafsa Dhanani Muhamad Yousuf Waqar Amin Zayn Asrani EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Our report discuses the most asked question in Pakistan i.e. “Beggary – A Need or Profession?” In the Third World‚ beggars are not an uncommon sight. Children and adults alike‚ with pitiable faces‚ a limb or two chopped off or a gouged out eye or perhaps a pus-filled wound‚ they can be seen everywhere- tapping on car windows at traffic lights‚ outside religious places
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The 15th and 16th centuries were a time of great turmoil for Europe. The various religious wars‚ the 30 years war‚ and the fluctuation in the economy were just some examples. There was also a rise in population‚ which led to overpopulation and unemployment‚ which in turn led to poverty. There were a great number of poor people in Europe in the 15th through 17th centuries. There were varied attitudes and reactions towards those in poverty. The attitudes towards the poor included people feeling it
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“begging” which is responsible for major loss of productivity & manpower in the country. Beggars are like the living dead bodies that cannot be disposed off. Begging is considered as an offence by the Bombay Prevention of Begging Act‚ 1959. This act is applicable in Delhi too. Though‚ right to primary education has been included as a fundamental right in our Constitution‚ rights of destitute & child beggars‚ to proper educational & vocational training are not considered as fundamental rights so far
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hinders the growth of the country. • That‚ a meagre amount of people has genuine reason to beg‚ the rest are considering it to be their profession. • That the laws made by the government are not sufficient as it has done little to eradicate the beggars from the streets. INDIA AND ITS PROBLEM Averaging an economic growth rate of 7.5% during the last few years‚ India has more than doubled its hourly wage rates during the last decade. Moreover‚ since 1985‚ India has moved 431 million of its citizens
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I. Serapio is a member of a federation of beggars. The Federation serves to collect all the alms gathered by its members and distribute an equal percentage to them and also a percentage to the founder. It all started when two prostitutes‚ both members of the federation reported to their founder that Serapio has a daughter. Both prostitutes served as witnesses that Serapio has been giving most his earnings from begging to his daughter instead of giving all 100% to their federation. And that was
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benefits to the donor. One French Catholic priest stated “ Whoever gives a penny to the poor for God while in good health‚ it shall be worth 240 pennies after death” (Doc 1). This priest brings up the idea that if people spare money to the poor or give alms‚ then the act will be of greater value in afterlife. A town council in Dijon‚ France stated “ In order to care for the poor… we will
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poor by giving them alms‚ some warned others to be careful of whom the money was given to and some people believed that being poor was a voluntary decision and if they wanted to get out of that situation‚ they do so without the help of others. In particular the clergy supported alms giving‚ government officials and the nobility advocated controlled giving‚ and some of the middle class were suspicious and judgmental and wanted the poor to work. Many of the clergy practiced the giving of alms‚ for
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stStreet beggars are a common sight in big cities. Clad in rags‚ shivering in cold they could be seen everywhere begging in the name of God. One obvious reason for this evil is illiteracy‚ poverty and unemployment. There are quite a few who take to begging because of it. But another reason is that begging has become quite a paying profession. Many evil practices have come into existence because of it. Kids are kidnapped and sold to be trained and used for begging. At times they are brutally crippled
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contrasted with the beggar whose legs and arms were amputated‚ in the left corner. Begging is the present participle of the verb ’beg.’ To beg is mean to entreat earnestly‚ implore‚ or supplicate. People‚ generally‚ do it for a gift‚ donation or charitable donation. When done in the context of a public place‚ it is known as "panhandling"‚ perhaps because the hand and arm are extended. Although begging is illegal it does not carry a jail sentence under the Vagrancy Act 1824. Beggars may be found in
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Double Issue: African American Double Consciousness 1-1-1992 Article 12 A Sociological Interpretation of Aminata Sow Fall ’s The Beggars Strike Mark Beeman Northern Arizona University Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarworks.umass.edu/cibs Recommended Citation Beeman‚ Mark (1992) "A Sociological Interpretation of Aminata Sow Fall ’s The Beggars Strike‚" Contributions in Black Studies: Vol. 9‚ Article 12. Available at: http://scholarworks.umass.edu/cibs/vol9/iss1/12 This
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