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    Poverty

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    Life Orientation – Media in South Africa – Mpumelelo Dube 2.1 - State Media Ownership can be found in Middle East Countries such as Iran. * Private Media Ownership is found the United States of America * Community Media Ownership is found in Africa 2.2 These are the following roles and responsibilities of media : - ROLES 1. To bridge communication gaps between different sections of society. 2. Critically analyze public polices‚ social and cultural issues in the society

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    Poor Achievement Gap

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    Rich vs. Poor Achievement Gap: Is Life Fair to Everyone? The American Dream‚ the idea that every citizen can be successful if they work hard‚ is believable to the degree that every student going to school has the same opportunity to learn the skills needed to succeed in society. But if the opportunity for students to attain a sufficient education is imbalanced‚ then the likelihood of success becomes very slim for some students. Today‚ inequality has become a serious problem among poor students

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    Poverty, Its everywhere

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    Undisputedly poverty has been one of the major persistent social problems in the United States for hundreds of years. Poverty does not discriminate against Caucasians‚ African-Americans‚ Hispanics‚ Jews‚ homosexuals‚ heterosexuals‚ age‚ gender‚ or persons with disabilities. Poverty can strike any population‚ community‚ ethnic group‚ and family. According to the U.S Census Bureau‚ 43.6 million people were in poverty in 2009 which was an increase from 2008. (Insert citation for website). There are

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    The Working Poor Summary

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    The term "poverty" is defined by the Federal government as an annual income of less than $19‚223 for a single adult with three children (2004). This definition creates a rigid line forming two populations in the United States: those who fall under the line are poor and those above the line are not poor. David K. Shipler highlights the shortcomings of such a definition in The Working Poor: Invisible in America. As the title suggests‚ there is a needy population often overlooked by public assistance

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    Community Health Team

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    Community Health Teams Mobilization RATIONALE Fast track “Kalusugan Pangkalahatan” and achievement of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs)‚ particularly for the poor Ensure that all families are visited by health workers Increase presence of health & social sector in the community Promote health seeking behaviors Provide information on health and social services‚ Philhealth benefits‚ and accredited health facilities FUNCTION OF COMMUNITY HEALTH TEAMS (CHTS) Health teams guarantee that

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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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    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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    effect of poverty

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    The effects of poverty The effects of poverty are serious. Children who grow up in poverty suffer more persistent‚ frequent‚ and severe health problems than do children who grow up under better financial circumstances. Many infants born into poverty have a low birth weight‚ which is associated with many preventable mental and physical disabilities. Not only are these poor infants more likely to be irritable or sickly‚ they are also more likely to die before their first birthday. Children

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    The Working Poor Analysis

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    has been to prison‚ their chances of getting hired decrease drastically. Chapter five of David K. Shipler’s The Working Poor: Invisible in America‚ Shipler emphasizes attaining a job‚ maintaining a job‚ and living while employed to construct his arguments on the barriers and biases that the working poor have to overcome. Perhaps the most problematic task for the working poor is attaining

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    Pro-poor Tourism

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    Theoretical Aspects of Pro-poor Tourism Page 7...…………………………………………… (B) Positive and Negative Example of Pro-Poor Practices Page 10....…………………………………………. (C) Local Participation and Pro-poor Tourism Debates Page 12……………………………………………. (D) Discussion on How Pro-Poor Tourism can Sustain Local Area Page 14……………………………………………. (E) Conclusion Page 17……………………………………………. Works Cited The following paper provides research‚ review‚ and analysis of different aspects of pro-poor tourism. Firstly‚

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