Rich Dad‚ Poor Dad Robert Kiyosaki and Sharon Lechter This book was written about a man who had “two fathers” ’ one who had a Ph.D and the other who barely finished 8th grade. One of the fathers was actually his friend’s father‚ but someone who the author looked up to and appreciated very much. The other father was his own ’ who he also looked up to and appreciated‚ but who did not teach him much about money or finance. The first lesson of this book is: the rich don’t work for money.
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Visualize this‚ living in the poor side of town where most drug addicts hang around smoking and drinking.Picking up recyclable bottles along the way to sell and get a couple bucks to buy a beer and perhaps a bit of drugs to get their high of the day. Poor families see this on the daily which motivates them to continue with their education. Going far and becoming someone known due to the achievements they have accomplished. Stereotypes start with people inferring or assuming certain things of that
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Linda Richards Introduction Linda Richards‚ America’s first and professional trained nurse has transformed her profession‚ bringing the work of nursing from menial chores to the great caregiving profession of today. She first got her experience in nursing when she was dealing with her dying mother; which was a very awakening experience to Linda‚ because during this time‚ she cared for her until her death. Linda’s training as a nurse began under the supervision of Doc Currier‚ the family’s
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Love Being Poor Money and social class is such a touchy subject. Then again everyone loves it. People that don’t have it will do anything for it‚ and people that have it will do everything to keep it. Money is a drug in a way. People feign for it just like a drug attic feigns for whatever drug they are addicted to. Therefore the question of what is the difference between the rich‚ and middle class‚ and the poor? What are the causes of the increasing gap between the rich and the poor today? Why is
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Children In victorian Britain it wasn’t fair for poor people back in Victorian Britain. Being poor meant that they had less privileges‚ such as education for the children.For Children In victorian Britain it wasn’t fair for poor people back in Victorian Britain. Being poor meant that they had less privileges‚ such as education for the children.For Children In victorian Britain it wasn’t fair for poor people back in Victorian Britain. Being poor meant that they had less privileges‚ such as
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The Plight of the Poor Many critics of the poor believe that they should take personal responsibility for their substandard living conditions; they only live in these conditions because of their own life choices and poor attitudes. However‚ according to Tommie Shelby’s Justice‚ Deviance‚ and the Dark Ghetto‚ the social conditions of the poor are due to failure of the government and affluent citizens to improve the underprivileged lives of the ghetto poor. If a person is criticized for turning down
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Backpacker Tourism in Poor Countries While most kinds of tourism attempt to attract tourists with luxurious accommodations and comfortable facilities‚ backpacker tourism differs from other tourism. According to Longman dictionary‚ the term backpacker or independent tourist means “someone who is traveling for pleasure‚ usually with not very much money‚ and who walks or uses public transport and carries a backpack” (Adamowicz et al.‚ 2009‚ p.107). They move from one place to another rather than
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Rich World‚ Poor World Samantha Valentine Dr. Rochelle Steward-Withers 131121 18 September 2012 Word count: 2275 Debt is made when one party owes party money (Oxfam‚ 2005). Just like people‚ governments of both developed and developing nations borrow money in order to function well and to maintain their economies (George‚ 1994). Debt is the economic mode that promotes economic activity in the global market (Lomborg‚ 2004). The acquisition of debt comes through loans‚ grants and aid
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Cause and Effect of Poor Education To be successful in life one must have an education. It is the right of every American to have an education. Does each person have the means and ability to receive an education? Unfortunately‚ in society today it is getting more and more difficult and less and less affordable to get an education to attempt to be successful in life and in turn to have a career that will support the American dream. Some of the causes of poor education stem from the background
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2. There are a smaller range of options for poor women than for poor men The range of options for poor women is less than the range of options for poor men. Both poor men and women are constrained by low skill levels‚ but poor men have greater mobility and security. For example‚ a poor man can go to deeper parts of the neighbouring forest to collect fuel wood but a woman cannot. There is also still a widespread perception that many jobs are ’men’s jobs’‚ and therefore not appropriate for women.
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