In their 2011 publication‚ Poor Economics: A Radical Rethinking of the Way to Fight Global Poverty‚ Public Affairs‚” economists Abhijit Banerjee and Esther Duflo put forth over fifteen years of data to better paint a picture of the behavior of poor people around the world. Being that I tend to have a rather strong interest in behavioral economics‚ yet a liking for strong empirical facts‚ I found their work to be very attention-grabbing and eye opening. In my opinion‚ the authors did a wonderful
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There is still no unanimous consensus on whether wealthy individuals and countries should only concern about their own affairs. I concede the statement that not everyone in poverty could be financed‚ but that is not to say their generosities are useless. Seemingly‚ the point that individuals and countries can not prevent the countless tragedy is plausible. There is also an ongoing concern that the aid money‚ in stead of alleviating sufferings‚ could be misused by dictators to consolidate their
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Throughout her career‚ the South African novelist Nadine Gordimer has wanted to explore the terrain where personal interests‚ desires and ambitions encounter (and‚ not rarely‚ contend with) the demands and trials of a politically active life. She has had a keen eye for the exceedingly precarious moral situation of her own kind - the privileged white intelligentsia that abhors apartheid‚ detests the exploitation of 25 million unfranchised‚ economically vulnerable citizens at the hands of five million
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Artificial intelligence (AI) is the combination of computer science‚ physiology and philosophy. It includes capacity to learn‚ store and maintain the knowledge‚ utilize commonsense reasoning‚ apply analytical abilities‚ discern relationships between facts‚ communicate ideas to others‚ perceive and make sense of the world and imagine new situations and events. The machines aided with the technology of Artificial Intelligence‚ therefore‚ will have their own thinking and deciding capabilities. As a
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of the Internal Affairs Service of the Philippine National Police (IAS) marks a very special period in our country’s history. With this‚ it has also commemorated our country’s positive step towards internal peace and stability by realizing and acknowledging that man-made institutions are still vulnerable to the failings of man and therefore‚ have a need for a watchful and objective eye of an independent and impartial body. Before the institutionalization of the Internal Affairs Service of the Philippine
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Analyse Faulks’ presentation of friendships and love affairs in Birdsong‚ showing which relationships and love affairs had the greatest impact on your understanding of the novel. One of the most significant relationships‚ if not the most‚ is the friendship between Jack Firebrace and the main character‚ Stephen Wraysford. This is because Jack remains a constant in Stephen’s war life which contrasts with all the other relationships with the men Stephen makes as he suffered the loss of many of them
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"Marriage Is A Private Affair" by Chinua Achebe is told in the third person point of view. It takes place somewhere in Nigeria. There are 3 main characters in this story and about 10 in all‚ however they are merely mentioned. Nene Atang is the woman that Nnaemeka chose to marry. She’s from Calabar‚ she’s a good housewife‚ a teacher in an all female school and she has a good Christian background. She is engaged to Nnaemeka when the story begins. Nnaemeka is the son of a man who is a member of the
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Discussion of regression results 14 Figure 2 14 5.3 Significant of Study 15 Figure 3 15 6.0 Conclusion 16 7.0 References 17 1.0 Introduction Corporate governance means the process and structures used to direct and manage the business and affairs of the corporation with the objective of enhancing shareholder value; which includes ensuring the financial viability of the business (MCCG‚ 2012). Previous researches have attributed corporate failures to lack of compliance with the corporate governance
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world. It is a means of communication. No‚ I don’t believe that television has any contribution on isolating people. The excerpt says “At first‚ television watching was a communal affair; …………..proudly invite the neighbors in to view the marvelous box”. I completely disagree with this line. For me communal affairs are those activities where the members of community unite together to broaden their friendship. This could be done either by solving the problem of society or just organizing a party
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dilemma: taking part in the A7D fraud to write a good report or walking away from the game which meant he would lose his job. Vandivier finally decided to write the report although his conscience was bothering him all the time. At the end‚ the brake failed without surprise. Vandivier told the whole story to the public as we read from the case. In the Vandivier case‚ Goodrich showed a good example of unsuccessful manaing dilemma and innovation. On the other hand‚ A7D fraud was majorly driven by a
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