The different causes for the gap‚ different ways to reduce the gap‚ as well as examples of schools that have successfully done so will also be discussed. The Achievement Gap: Causes and Possible Solutions What causes the gap? Many educational researchers have studied the causes of the significant achievement gap between Caucasian middle or upper class students and African-American or Hispanic underprivileged students‚ and have demonstrated that there is not one cause‚ but many. Paul
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THE DOWRY PROHIBITION ACT‚ 1961 (Act No. 28 of 1961) (20th May‚ 1961) An Act to prohibit the giving or taking of dowry Be it enacted by Parliament in the Twelfth Year of the Republic of India as follows: 1. Short title‚ extent and commencement.-(1) This Act may be called the Dowry Prohibition Act‚ 1961. It extends to the whole of India except the State of Jammu and Kashmir. It shall come into force on such date as the Central Government may‚ by notification in the official Gazette‚ appoint
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issues. Shortly after its appointment in May 2010‚ the NPC began working on its long term vision and strategic plan for South Africa – the National Development Plan (NDP). This essay will discuss the causes of youth unemployment in South Africa and‚ with the aid of economic theory‚ propose solutions to the problem. Of the 4.5 million unemployed people in South Africa‚ roughly 86% are black while not even 3% are white (Stats SA‚ 2012). The uneven spread of unemployment in South Africa is said to be
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Global Warming: Causes‚ Effects and Solutions "’The future is here. Greenhouse warming is no longer just a possibility‚ it is happening now‚’ said Dr. Michael Oppenheimer‚ a senior scientist with the Environmental Defense Fund" ("Greenhouse Warning"). Representatives from more than 160 countries met together in the first ten days of December this year to come to an agreement on a treaty to slow down global warming by setting the limits on the countries’ greenhouse gases emissions‚ which include
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Global Warming: Causes‚ Effects‚ and Solutions. Global Warming is the rise in the average temperature of Earth ’s atmosphere and oceans since the late 19th century and its projected continuation. Many people do not see this as a problem. However‚ it is currently a huge issue that is often talked about among scientists and many other people. Global Warming is caused by many different things. Greenhouse gases‚ deforestation‚ and solar activity are three different proven facts that cause global warming
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Kelly Owens SOC 210 Causes and Solutions on Juvenile Delinquency March 20‚ 2014 Causes and Solutions on Juvenile Delinquency This is a very interesting article in its root as it tries to get to the bottom of the cause of juvenile delinquency. The article touches on four perspectives: family‚ personal reason‚ peer group influence‚ and society. Family: Economics Let’s first start with economic factor. The author is basically just giving you a common sense fact that by being poor you are the more
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of gases that collectively form the atmosphere; the imbalance caused by the increase or decrease of the percentage of these gases can be harmful for survival. What are Air Pollutants? Air pollutants are the substances that cause air pollution.In order to understand the causes of Air pollution‚ several divisions can be made. Primarily air pollutants can be caused by primary sources or secondary sources. The pollutants that are a direct result of the process can be called primary pollutants. A classic
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Working Papers Number 11/31 Youth unemployment in Spain: causes and solutions Economic Analysis Madrid‚ 27 September 2011 11/31 Working Papers Madrid‚ 27 September 2011 Youth unemployment in Spain: causes and solutions* Juan Ramón García. September 2011 Abstract Youth unemployment in Spain is a persistent phenomenon that has worsened during the current crisis. And at the levels now being registered (46.1% in 2Q11)‚ the measures to fight it can be delayed no longer. The evidence presented in
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Lobolo or Lobola (Mahadi in Sesotho; sometimes translated as bride price) is a traditional Southern African custom whereby the man pays the family of his fiancée for her hand in marriage (Compare with the European dowry custom where the woman brings assets[citation needed]). The custom is aimed at bringing the two families together‚ fostering mutual respect‚ and indicating that the man is capable of supporting his wife financially and emotionally. Traditionally the lobola payment was in cattle as
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Causes and Solutions to our Ecological Crisis The ecological crisis is a long term threat to the earth’s well being. Throughout traditional western views there is a pattern of exploitation that cannot be ignored‚ because it has put the earth and its inhabitants in a precarious position. The west has completely removed any sacred meaning from nature; there is no longer any relationship between humans‚ spirits‚ and the natural aspects of the planet. In addition to this‚ the anthropocentric view that
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