Marcus (Curtis "50 Cent" Jackson) is a quiet young boy who adores his loving mother (Serena Reeder)‚ and the two live a relatively comfortable life as his mother is a local drug dealer. She often has to leave him with his grandparents to be looked after while she takes care of her business. But after she is brutally murdered in an apparent drug deal gone wrong‚ Marcus heads down the wrong road himself. Forced to live with his grandparents full-time‚ they themselves having many children too‚ he finds
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father of his childhood best friend‚ Mike – the rich dad. Both fathers taught the author how to achieve success but with very disparate approaches. It became evident to the author which father’s approach made more financial sense. Throughout the book‚ the author compares both fathers – their principles‚ ideas‚ financial practices‚ and degree of dynamism and how his real father‚ the poor and struggling but highly educated man‚ paled against his rich dad in terms of asset building and business acumen
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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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Why isn’t Mexico rich? Reading Report Mexico has not sustained higher rates of economic development‚ by a malfunction of the credit markets and distortions in the input source is not traded‚ and perverse incentives that cause lack of formality and create a drag on productivity growth. “Over the last three decades‚ Mexico has aggressively reformed its economy‚ opening to foreign trade and investment‚ achieving fiscal discipline‚ and privatizing state owned enterprises. Despite these efforts
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Book Review How Rich Countries Got Rich and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor By Erik S. Reinert The book How Rich Countries Got Rich and Why Poor Countries Stay Poor is written by Erik S. Reinert and it is published in 2007. Reinert is a 62-year-old Norwegian economist who specializes in development economics and economic history (Wikipedia). Reinert attended the University of St. Gallen in Switzerland (where he studied economics)‚ Harvard University for MBA‚ and Cornell University
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The gap between rich and poor in the world today. In the world of 1995‚ there are still huge differeces between rich and poor‚ developed and less developed countries. But why? Who is to blame? What can we do about it? Many things have been tried out to solve these problems‚ but does it work? It seems bizarre‚ that we‚ modern‚ intelligent people‚ have not yet succeeded to get rid of the differences between DCs (developed countries) and LDCs (less developed countries). We try‚ don’t we? Every year
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If I Were a Rich Girl Some say money can’t buy love; well‚ maybe that’s true‚ but have you thought of what could be bought with money? If I were to win the lottery and receive fifty-million dollars‚ there are so many things I would do. I’d start by paying off all of my debt‚ twenty-thousand dollars worth. Next‚ my husband and I would find the perfect house. A house with three stories; one being the basement‚ a four car garage‚ four bedrooms‚ three bathrooms‚ a large living area‚ a big playroom
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with the possible “extra” money. In her article for The New York Times‚ Katharine Q. Seelye says‚ “... 72 percent of Americans in this nationwide survey said they believe it is possible to start out poor in the United States‚ work hard and become rich‚” (1). Jay Gatsby is an example of a man who had hope for a better end goal then given to him in the start of his life. He is born under circumstances that he dislikes‚ and he always knew that his destiny would be to have wealth one day. Later he
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Patriotism and Less Selfishness Needed “The oppression was tremendous. That’s why those of us who joined the Revolution in defense of the nation didn’t do it out of bravery or pride but out of necessity.” — Galo Pacheco Valle (Zapatista Veteran) “The Storm that Swept Mexico” is a documentary film about the Mexican Revolution in which it is pointed out the main reasons that led that war‚ the participants‚ among other aspects. What mostly surprised me about it was the way Mexicans‚ worker and indigenous
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The film “Get Rich or Die Tryin” tells about the life of 50 Cent one of Americas most popular and successful Hip-Hop stars. The Drama is directed by Jim Sheridan who was nominated six times for the Oscar before. Marcus (50 Cent) grew up in a tough New York neighborhood and was left alone after his mother was murdered when he was a kid. Marcus fell in with a crime boss and he had the opportunity to have a good live by selling drugs for him. As time goes by‚ Marcus has misgivings about his life as
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