POOR COUNTRIES ARE POOR BECAUSE THEY ARE POOR Poor countries are poor not because they are poor but because they lack the essential resources which are significant for economic growth and development. The African continent is considered as the poorest continent in the world. This is due to political instability which tends to scare away investors thus stunting economic growth of a country. Some of the reasons as to which developing countries are poor are; corrupt governments‚ low illiteracy levels
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to pour my trouble to him because he is a good listener. He can not able to interrupt me or debate with me. Plus‚ i love to talk a lot‚ but i am not a good listener as he does. Sometimes‚ when i talk to him about how good i did that day‚ he will squeak and lay flat on the floor as if he can understands me and thinks that i am bragging. Now‚ Vibrant is 1 year old already. i am so happy for the time that we play together. He is a very good listener and a good company‚ and I always regard him as
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a. I think women are better listeners than men Pro: · Women give advice from their own experiences · Listen intently · Women are compassionate · Women are supportive · Want to know all the facts Con: · They talk way too much about one thing · Have a tendency to act all-knowing · Annoying at times · Show more emotion than what is needed · Are gossipers b. Capital punishment is no deterrent to crime Pro: · Zero percent chance they’ll kill again · Not supporting a criminal in
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Elizabethan Poor Laws and the Unworthy Poor Tara McFadden Indiana University School of Social Work Abstract Beginning in the Elizabethan Era‚ unworthy poor was a label placed on able bodied people that appeared to choose to not work. They were often treated harshly and in extreme cases‚ put to death (Shelly‚ 2011). In today’s society such treatment would be unheard of. The act of even labeling this group of people or other groups is discouraged and even against the NASW’s The Code of Ethics
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complicated issue. It is a phenomenon not limited to the third world. It’s an issue even faced by the wealthiest countries. There are many reasons and causes‚ and there are equally as many disagreements on where the blame should lay. People who are not poor often blame the less fortunate for their own situation and tend to have little sympathy. Those who are in poverty often blame society for making it impossible to escape from their situation. Poverty also tends to affect groups within society differently
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States to another‚ taking on different jobs at different companies. This gave her real world experience as a working poor person‚ but allowed her to view the picture from different angles. She was poor in Maine and poor in Minnesota. This allowed her to meet more people and gain the knowledge of many rather than a few. This gives her a greater depth of knowledge on what it is like to be poor. Also‚ by not staying in one
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Under the new Act‚ the threat of the Union workhouse was intended to act as a discouragement to the able-bodied pauper. This soon became known as the "workhouse test". This meant that poor relief would only be granted to those that were desperate enough and brave enough to face entering the revolting conditions of the workhouse. Another aspect of the workhouses which discouraged people was if an able-bodied man entered the workhouse‚ his entire family had to go into the workhouse with him. However
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Ideologies of the Past - A brief overview. (a) The Elizabethan Poor Law The legal relief of poverty was first introduced after the demise of compulsory charity that followed the reformation. There were initial parish registers of the poor in 1552 and compulsory fund raising‚ through to 1601 with the advent of the Elizabethan Poor Law (43 Eliz I Cap. 2). This law oversaw the levying of taxes for the distribution of money and food to the poor but there was a heavy emphasis on hierarchy and charity as
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explain why many people live in poverty. The one however that I believe best explains why many people live in poverty is structural. Society is divided into two major part‚ those who are rich and continue to get rich‚ and those who are poor and continue to be poor. The gap between those who are wealthy and those who are below the poverty line has
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that the total GDP of emerging markets could overtake that of the developed economies in 2014. • Young Working Age Populations- Most emerging markets have young working age populations that can contribute to the economy and keep retirees from the poor house. For example‚ India and Brazil have high ratios of working-age to retired populations. The bulk of India’s population is under 44‚ and that trend is in place up to 2030. China’s population is getting older‚ and the US population remains flat
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