Most powerful weapon. Illiteracy is defined as the inability of an individual to use reading‚ speaking‚ writing and computational skills in everyday life situations. According to Adult Literacy Tutor Association (ALTA)‚ Paula Lucie - Smith‚ in April 2010. She indicated that forty-five percent (45%) of Trinbagonians are illiterate. Also twenty-two to twenty-three percent (23-23%) or one out of four persons in Trinidad and Tobago is unable to cope with everyday reading and writing skills. It is a problem
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Introduction Poverty can defined as lack of resources when required or something which is not there but it is required the most. Economics is the science of how a particular society solves its economic problems. (Milton Friedman‚ 1912-2006) In many countries‚ poverty is quite a big problem and it also gives an idea about the economy of the country. Poverty seems to be a never-ending cycle. Many people in our society nowadays live in a very comfortable and wealthy condition‚ but more than a quarter
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POVERTY‚ UNEMPLOYMENT and LITERACY ECONOMETRICS PROJECT REPORT S. No. Topics Page No. 1. Objective and Purpose of the Project 2 2. Theoretical Background 3 3. Contents of Analysis 4 4. Regression 5 5. Calculating Residual Sqaure for Heteroscedasticity 7 6. Multicollinearity 10 7. Concluding Remarks 13 OBJECTIVE To ascertain if poverty is caused due to the persistent unemployment and varying literacy‚ i.e.‚ to determine if poverty rate is only a function of unemployment
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Modern living has made people of India weak‚ unhealthy and disease prone...Modern living means adopting the western culture‚ smoking‚ drinking‚ eating pizzas and burgers‚ etc.Also working at night times in a BPO or a Call Centre is now a days modern living.....But this makes u obese and also mentally sick as scientifically it is proved that brain automatically relaxes...So the people working in the companies become mentally ill and sick......Now don’t we see teens and adults smoking in shops‚ in
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Empowering Rural Women in Heath‚ Literacy and Environment Abstract This paper addresses the conceptual and methodological issues related to women’s empowerment‚ the trends in women’s empowerment over the years in key areas such as education‚ health‚ economic participation‚ and finally the best practices of state and non-state actors in empowering women. The economic empowerment approach has relied on improving women ’s control over economic resources and strengthening women ’s economic
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What is Illiteracy? An adult or adults with a reading incapacity‚ a lack of knowledge of a subject‚ and/or a error in speech or writing according to Encarta World English Dictionary is a person or persons with illiteracy. Ronald Nash the author of an on-line article entitled "The Three Kinds of Illiteracy" he describes the three different types of illiteracy. Nash explains in detail cultural‚ moral‚ and functional illiteracy in his article. Cultural illiteracy defined by E.D. Hirsch Jr. is to
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Introduction Recently‚ starting from May 1‚ 2013‚ Hong Kong had issued an increase of the Statutory Minimum Wage (SMW) from $28 to $30. Setting SMW at an appropriate level is vital to striking the balance between the objectives of forestalling excessively low wages and minimising the loss of low-paid jobs‚ while sustaining Hong Kong’s economic growth and competitiveness ("2012 report of the minimum wage commission‚" 2012). To fulfil this aim‚ the government have decided to increase the minimum
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The situation of migrant workers is described to be very tough‚ since their labour right is exploited. They could not have salaries on time and the bargaining power of them is small. Migrant workers are suffering‚ having low quality of life. In Source 2‚ however‚ migrant workers are no longer exploited. There is a rise in their basic salary. They are also provided with better welfare which is mentioned in the source‚ such as “well-furnished dormitory‚ recreation facilities‚ and special bonus”. Their
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Income Inequality and the Lowest Quintile Income inequality is often associated with negative things such as decreased quality of life and a lack of social mobility. Yet‚ the lower classes are receiving less and less of the United States’ overall income while the top earners’ share is increasing. Why? This paper will explore causes of the growing income inequality as well as possible solutions to slowing it down. The income inequality gap has been growing over the past few decades‚ according to
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Ella Jane Dimasangcay English 5 AB POSC II A3 Descriptive Analysis on Philippine Politics Today Philippines‚ as a democratic country‚ adapts the libertarian culture that John Stuart Mill believes to be the best for achieving intellectual and social development. Every Filipino citizen is sovereign and free to do what he wants as long as he does not harm others. Mill’s proposed ways to obtain ‘social liberty’‚ which are having the political liberties and having
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