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    What Makes Poor Countries Poor? In the past century‚ the world has seen countless scientific and technological advancements that have greatly improved the human condition. Thanks to these developments in communications‚ transportation‚ medicine and agriculture‚ the wealth of developed nations has increased at phenomenal rates. Unfortunately‚ not all countries have experienced these benefits. Many nations still have a per capita GDP of $1000 or less. These countries continue to be poor because

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    agree that loaning money to developing countries aids in helping them get relief from poverty and disease. Others feel the money doesn’t go where its needed and the debt is to much strain on the poor country. Aid itself is not corruptive‚ however the form of the donation should be heavily reconsidered. Tied aid is a concept that in itself is an oxymoron; the purpose of aid is to provide relief to countries in dire need‚ not to help already prosperous countries earn a profit; for this reason I‚ personally

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    * Choosing a career that pays well‚ but makes a person unhappy‚ and choosing a career that  makes a person  happy‚but does not pay well. What is the purpose of life? What is the one thing that truly matters in order to experience a meaningful‚ gratifying existence? Some people might say that love and happiness are all one needs in order to live a fulfilling life‚ where no amount of materialistic wealth will amount to the same level of contentment as a life where one’s career is something that

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    Their Eyes Were Watching God Ms. Green – American Literature Topics: (these are questions that should help guide your essay writing and should be your focus as you write CHOOSE only ONE TOPIC from the options below for questions email me at ondraya.green@clayton.k12.ga .us) 1. Compare and contrast Janie’s three marriages. What initially pulls her to each of the three men? How do they differ from one another? What does she learn from each experience? (use specific sentences to the text (both

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    University Graham Lecture‚ 2008 Why are some countries rich and others poor? Since 1500‚ incomes have risen in most of the world‚ however: • Incomes have risen fastest in the countries that were richer in 1500 • Consequently‚ world inequality is much greater today than in 1500 • In 1500‚ average income in the UK was only 30% higher than in India • Today‚ the average UK income is ten times that in India. The graph shows when the West got rich. 25000 GDP per head 1990 US$’s 20000 15000

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    The Growing Income Gap between the Rich and Poor In the United States the income gap between the rich and the poor is at an all time high. This fact is very strange to me because I hear President Bush claim that there are so many new jobs available‚ the unemployment rate is down‚ interest rates are low‚ and inflation is going down. These two claims seem contradictory to me‚ and in my paper I will hope to find out why the income gap is so high when President Bush claims the economy is doing so well

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    Bridging the Rich and Poor Gap in India Difficulties A person with less purchasing power is deeply affected because he cannot afford Goods and services‚ which the rich can afford and it’s safe to say that‚ he cannot change his life style and standard of living. Poor and rich gap can be in different forms‚ some of which are – Education‚ Income‚ Life style‚ Housing requirement and food needs to name of few. Since long‚ poor people have been ignored by the government but ignoring poor and their demands

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    Over the past couple of decades the gap between the rich and the poor keeps widening. CEO’s and presidents of major corporations are able to enjoy their millions and millions of dollars in pay and bonuses‚ while the lower class families and workers are struggling to pay their bills or to buy groceries for their families. We live in Canada‚ one the world’s wealthiest nations‚ but 18% of employed Canadians are making less than $17‚000 a year; that is 1 in 5 employed Canadians earning below the poverty

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    Ancient Chinese Weddings: Rich and Poor The lavishness of the wedding portrays the distinct Chinese class system‚ the wealthy upper class and the poor peasant class. While the wealthy enjoyed the luxury and free will of the wedding‚ the underprivileged suffered from involuntary marriages and plain ceremonies. On the other hand‚ most weddings of the prosperous were merely for publicity issues and reputation; however weddings of the deprived were small‚ but intimate and affectionate. The social

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    “The Great Gatsby illustrates perfectly the divisions between rich and poor” consider how effectively this is achieved in the opening two chapters Fitzgerald uses language in order to create a clear division between the rich and the poor. In many ways such as the use of colour imagery and the description of people and places‚ a clear division between classes can be seen. Although‚ through the actions of the people in these classes Fitzgerald makes the division seem less prominent. Firstly‚

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