As Nelson Mandela said once “Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change the world.”My goal is to ensure and provide quality education and promote lifelong learning opportunities for as many kids as i can. In sub-Saharan Africa‚ the literacy rate is 59%‚ 41% of the kids and adults can’t read a book on a day to day basis like we can in America.. Africa has one of the worst literacy rates in the world. Africa is also one of the most poorest country in the world. Not only does
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CASE ANALYSIS: INDONESIA-THE TROUBLED GIANT I. Time Context Indonesia is a large country in the Southeast Asia. It has been in steady growth economically under the leadership of Suharto but experiencing unfair treatment by the government as the president favors those of his colleagues in many aspects. Due to Asians financial crisis debt of considerable value has been incurred and lead to economic downturn. Recovery was in 2004‚ upon inauguration of a democratic president but wasn’t enough to answer
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Paul Ehrlich- He specialized in Conservation Biology‚ Evolutionary Biology‚ Ecology‚ Coevolution and Population Dynamics. He also alerted the public about issues concerning population‚ resources and the environment. Paul and his wife founded the Millennium Assessment of Human Behavior and later received honorary degrees such as the Gold Medal Award of the World Wildlife Fund International‚ and the Blue Planet Prize in 1999 John Muir- He was a naturalist‚ explorer and a writer that lived in the glaciers
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Business Sustainability: Women as the change agents *Ms. Vidya Sampath & Ms. Husnain Sabah* “Women are the best index of the coming Introduction Business sustainability signifies the ability to stay resilient to survive the uncertainty presented by this dynamic global market place and to optimally manage the financial‚ social and environmental threat‚ obligation and opportunity. These may be translated as the 3 P’s of Business Sustainability – Profits‚ People and Planet. According to the
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Mother Teresa‚ the Catholic nun dedicated her life to helping the poor and those who were sick. She was even awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1979. Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf‚ in 2006 took office as the President of Liberia. And Professor Wangari Muta Maathai‚ an African scientist and political activist has been credited for establishing the Green Belt Movement. “The Green Belt Movement (GBM) is an environmental organization that empowers communities‚ particularly women‚ to conserve the environment and
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Delinquents?” Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 564(July):142-166. Loeber‚R.‚ D.P. Farrington‚ and D. Petechuk.(2003). Child Delinquency: Early Intervention and Prevention. Washington‚ D.C: OJJDP‚ U.S. Department of Justice. Maathai‚ Wangari.(2010).Rehabilitation Quotes. www.quotesdaddy.com/tag/Rehabilitation Martinson‚ R.(1974) Moon‚ Melissa M.‚ F.T. Cullen‚ J.P. Wright‚ and J. Pealer.(2003). “’It Takes a Village’ Public Willingness to Help Wayward Youths.” Youth Violence and
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the amount of trees in the world has been dwindling considerably to point that it has been affecting multiple areas. In one area of the world this was taking a drastic hit on the land. In 1977 a woman from Nairobi‚ Kenya named Professor Wangari Maathai realized this‚ and she took charge to fix this issue. The way she went about fixing the issue of so many trees being cut down was by founding the program called “The Green Belt Movement” (Unattributed‚ 2006). When The Green Belt Movement began
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Gendered Experiences in Ifugao An Article Review Summary Gender is a historically and culturally constructed concept by a community. Specific meanings that people attribute to gender reflect their own historical‚ cultural‚ political and economic processes in daily life. Social roles are viewed by Ifugao people as always in relation with their family. They work cooperatively to provide for the needs of their families. In turn‚ work activities have culturally designated gender codes. These codes
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4 Overview • Syllabus & course expectations • Ch. 1: Science and the Environment – The State of the Planet – Environmental Science • The Environmental Movement – 3 Unifying Themes • Sound science • Sustainability • Stewardship – Moving Toward a Sustainable Future 13 Exercise 1 • Think‚ Pair‚ Share – Think about the topic – Write down your ideas on a sheet of paper • Write your name & date at the top of your paper. Turn it in at the end of lecture. – Break into pairs – Share
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women. (Topic/ Reason to Listen) The world consist of more women than men‚ around 52% of its population is female (Worldmeters‚ 2014) yet most of the positions of power and prestige are held by men. «The higher you go‚ the fewer women there are» (Maathai‚ 2012) For example: in the US Congress over 80% is male (Follmer‚ 2012) (Credibility) Growing up I listen to a lot of Beyoncé‚ and I remember that in almost every interview she gave‚ she would refer to herself as a feminist. I decided that if
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