Origin of disparities Gini coefficient Lorenz curve Disparities resulting from : - parental education - ethnicity - residence - income - employment - land ownership Gini coefficient is a measure of dispersion or inequality. It’s used to show inequality in wealth. (land distribution). It allows to analyze the changes in income inequality over time in individual countries and make comparisons between them. It ranges from 0 to 1. It is sometimes multiplied by hundred to give values from 0
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The Origins of Theatre Theatre has been around for thousands of years dating back to the B.C.E era. There are many forms of theatre Ritual Theatre‚ uses theatrical techniques of song‚ dance‚ and characterization but is still firmly rooted in religion. Many scholars agree on two traits that distinguish theatre from rituals. First theatre must have an actor that plays a character‚ a person that takes on a role of a human‚ object‚ or animal. Second theatre usually has a story with conflict;
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1.) The historical origins of the practice of discriminating based on race started back during 1662 where the invention of whiteness during the same period colonial leaders began to put Europeans into new categories which is white. Categories were invented in order to describe and identify among Europeans each other. Before the new categories people were identify base on your national origin. But the new idea was that European get categorized into one single category which is white. White appears
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100‚000 years ago‚ a diverse group of hominids‚ or humanlike species‚ occupied Earth. By 30‚000 years ago‚ however‚ only Homo sapiens—the most modern species—remained. One of the most hotly debated issues in paleoanthropology‚ the study of human origins‚ focuses on how Homo sapiens evolved to outlive the other hominids. The current best explanation for the beginning of modern humans is the Out of Africa model. This holds that Homo sapiens arose in Africa and gradually replaced hominid species in
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The Origins of World War I Edited by RICHARD F. HAMILTON Ohio State University HOLGER H. HERWIG University of Calgary published by the press syndicate of the university of cambridge The Pitt Building‚ Trumpington Street‚ Cambridge‚ United Kingdom cambridge university press The Edinburgh Building‚ Cambridge cb2 2ru‚ uk 40 West 20th Street‚ New York‚ ny 10011-4211‚ usa 477 Williamstown Road‚ Port Melbourne‚ vic 3207‚ Australia ´ Ruiz de Alarcon 13‚ 28014 Madrid‚ Spain Dock House
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Origin and Evolution of The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People Denise Robeson HUS 121 Introduction to Human Services Instructor Thomas M. Walsh‚ MA January 23‚ 2013 The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was founded on February 12‚ 1909. It is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights based organization. The NAACP’s initial call for meeting was originated by a group of white liberals that included Mary White Ovington and Oswald
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Mexican-Americans in the past objected to being known as Chicanos? Why do so many Mexican-Americans today take pride in being Chicanos? There questions are frequently asked when the subject of the Chicano Movement comes up. This paper will seek to clarify the origins and meaning of the term Chicano and attempts to explain some of the implications of being a Chicano. A Chicano is an individual (usually with a Spanish surname) of Mexican parentage or ancestry who lives in the United States. Chicano is often used
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Nursing retention of the experienced nurse is a common problem in many acute care hospitals. With the recent increase in nursing graduates and‚ there is still expected to be a nursing shortage of 260‚ 000 nurses between 2018 and 2025 (Buerhaus‚ Auerbach & Staiger‚ 2009‚ p. 663). The financial impact related to nurse turnover is astronomical; the cost of replacing a nurse costs anywhere between $42‚000 and $64‚000 dollars (Lynn & Redman‚ 2005). To properly stabilize staffing in order to operate a
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Abstract A high employee turnover rate‚ where talented employees leave the institution to join other legislatures and government departments‚ has been experienced by the Language Services Section (LSS) of Parliament SA which is part of the Legislative and Oversight Division (LOD). This thesis evaluates why talented employees leave the LSS and explores possible retention strategies to retain talented employees. This was firstly done by reviewing literature on the concept of employee turnover. Secondly
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Four Forces of Evolution Mutation When an allele changes into something new or is lost Creation of a new allele (a new variant) is more common Very rare and very random‚ although certain environmental influences can have a strong impact on mutation‚ such as radiation Mutation is the only source of new genes/alleles in a species It must occur in the gametes in order to pass it on Allele Definition: An allele is an alternative form of a gene (one member of a pair) that is located at a specific
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