TIMELINE OF GEOMETRY It is believed that geometry first came to being when and Egyptian Pharaoh wanted to tax farmers who raised crops near the Nile River. To do that the pharaoh’s agents had to measure the amount of land that was being used. 1. 2900 BC – The first pyramid was constructed. The knowledge of geometry was important due to the fact it consisted a square base and triangular faces. 2. 2000 BC- It was the earliest record of calculating the area of a triangle‚ however there is
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is about the development of social welfare in Hong Kong before the change in sovereignty in 1997‚ which is divided into four stages. The main factors affecting the development of social welfare in Hong Kong before 1997 will then be discussed. There are four phases in the history of social policy in Hong Kong before 1997. They are Residual social policy‚ Partial social policy‚ The Big Bang Social Policy‚ and The Incremental Social policy Phase 1 is Residual Social policy‚ which was between 1842 to
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Social Policy is that part of public policy that focuses on improving human conditions i.e. well-being of the public. Social Policy‚ therefore‚ is about welfare. It concentrates on social problems such especially issues of education‚ health‚ housing‚ social security and income support. According to Beveridge’s report that was published in 1942 and included in the Labour Party’s 1945 manifesto‚ Five Giant Social Evils had undermined the British society before the war: ignorance‚ disease‚ squalor‚
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Constitution Timeline! There are five particular documents that led to the development and the signing of the United States Constitution. They are the Magna Carta‚ the Mayflower Compact‚ the Declaration of Independence‚ the Articles of Confederation and the Federalists Papers. This paper will be discussing these documents and be stating if and how they impacted the United States constitution. Then it will be stating when the Unites States Constitution was finalized and passed and signed. Then there
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which is based on an ideology of parental choice. Ball‚ Bowe and Gerwitz examined parent choice and identified three types of parents when it comes to exercising choice. The first type are the privileged/skilled choosers who are more likely to come from middle class backgrounds as they are equipped with culture capital. They are highly motivated and skilled/knowledgeable about the education system and use this to fight for the best school for their children. Often this can involve moving house into
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Affirmative Action Affirmative action is a social policy created to promote the welfare of minorities by supporting the idea that individuals are all created equal and should not be judged by race or gender. Therefore‚ in situations like job and university applications‚ we should consider minorities to be as feasible a choice for hire as a white male candidate‚ taking into consideration their background. In short‚ it tries to give minorities that have been at a disadvantage their whole life‚ an
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globalization affect European Welfare States? Introduction The effect that the process of globalization is having on the European welfare states has been the subject of much debate. The source of this debate lies in the fact that there has been a positive correlation between economic openness and the size of the welfare state in European countries. This directly contradicts liberal economic theory that increased economic openness will require the retrenchment of the welfare state in order for national
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Policy Making Process in the United States By: Africa L. Graham American Government Dr. Errol Palmer August 4‚ 2007 The United States Policy Making Process Public policy refers to the actions taken by government and its decisions that are intended to solve problems and improve the quality of life for the citizens of the United States. At the federal level‚ public policies are enacted to regulate different industries and business‚ that will protect citizens at home
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Few federal programs are as popular as Social Security (Desilver‚ 2015). In 2014‚ around 165 million people paid into the program while over 59 million Americans received almost $870 billion in retirement‚ disability‚ or survivors’ benefits from Social Security (Basic‚ 2015). While it may seem as though it has been around as long as the country itself‚ Social Security didn’t begin until 1935‚ when President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed the act into law and assigned permanent responsibility to the
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historical landmarks in social welfare‚ focusing on the period up to 1945: The Key verifiable points of interest in social welfare centering 1945 period were: In nineteenth century it was: • the part of religion‚ • The intentional segment in welfare. What’s more in ahead of schedule twentieth century‚ Liberalism and the establishments of British welfare‚ votes in favor of women. Let us dissect the chronicled points of interest of Social welfare approaches for a time of up to 1945. 1901 Seebohm Rowntree’s
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