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    The Incessant Agony of Poverty The rich becomes richer while the poor becomes poorer. Only few amass excessive wealth while countless people cannot even afford their basic necessities. Every day‚ millions of people suffer from hunger‚ oppression‚ and death because of this problem that still has not been solved until now – poverty. This social issue is probably the worst among all the social problems Filipinos are experiencing. Not only does it impede the country from being economically progressed

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    reality that is mentioned in the film that poverty is the main problem of our country because corruption seems more fun in the Philippines – corrupt officials enjoy higher standard of living while millions pay the price of poverty‚ hunger and death. And still many of our countrymen lack basic access to health‚ food and shelter. I feel sad and deep pity for those people who experienced poverty. But for me‚ it is not just the corruption that causes the poverty in our country‚ but also‚ our lack of love

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    (03178) Poverty in the Philippines Poverty in the Philippines has not improved in the past 6 years. Olchondra (2013) stated: “Economic growth over the past six years hardly made a dent in poverty incidence in the Philippines‚ as the percentage of Filipinos living below the poverty line remained practically the same between 2006 and 2012‚ official statistics showed.” (2013). This problem can be solved by looking at how other countries solved it. It can be solved by education‚ anti-poverty program

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    Introduction Poverty is an important issue. It testifies to the human condition. This issue is worthy of studying in order to take preventative measures. Many communities are stricken with poverty and many are not sure about what poverty is. Poverty is the state of one who lacks a usual or socially acceptable amount of money or material possessions. Poverty is a societal ill that can be minimalized. The research question that will be addressed is the following: “What are the main causes and

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    greatness is measured by how it treats its weakest members’ then how can this nation of ours live up to its name ‘Great Britain’. What do you think poverty looks like? Is it starving‚ malnourished people in Africa or India living in shanti towns; Or is it the images shown to us by charities and films like ‘Slumdog Millionaire’. The reality is that poverty is closer to home than you would like to think… Images of a perfect childhood‚ playing out with friends on careless summer days‚ being called in

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    Explain the key features of Utilitarianism. Utilitarianism is the belief that the rightness of an action‚ rule or principle is to be judged by its presumed consequences. Whilst Kant developed his view that human beings were rational animals who can develop a moral society based on reason. Kant based his moral philosophy on what he regards as a priori knowledge. Utilitarian’s in coming to a conclusion about the rightness of an action‚ rule or principle‚ are forced to answer two fundamental moral

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    Dr. Cappiello English 2 October 10‚ 2013 Scott Thomas Poverty Poverty in America today‚ is an unrecognized social dilemma that exists everywhere from the nation’s largest cities to the rural back country. As Galbraith noted‚ "People are poverty-stricken when their income‚ even if adequate for survival‚ falls radically behind that of the community.” By this definition‚ a substantial number of people in America live outside categories regarded as acceptable

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    COMPARE UTILITARIAN AND DEONTOLOGICAL THEORIES Utilitarianism is the idea that the moral worth of an action is determined by its usefulness. In maximizing utility and minimizing negative utility‚ in short it can be defined as pleasure minus pain. Deontology means duty or obligation. This theory was founded by a German philosopher‚ Immanuel Kant (1724-1804). According to Kant‚ it is the only way of making moral decisions. Another definition for deontology is that it is an approach to the justification

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    seasons and then get cut‚ then there are shows that make a person think ‘how is it even possible to run for that many seasons?’ Friends is one of those shows. Friends has been a huge part of my childhood‚ my parents watched it so I watched it‚ we would view the new episode every week. There were new episodes coming out for the first eight years of my life‚ and of course I continued to watch reruns after that. I remember watching the final episode air on tv and crying because it was over‚ silly? Yes. But

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    Poverty is described as a state of being extremely poor‚ and lacking the ability to provide for oneself. This state of destitution has impacted America’s bourgeoisie class as it makes for an inadequate economy as a whole‚ affecting all of America’s social classes. Our social class has traditionally governed our occupational options‚ making the opportunities for people living in poverty limited with the odds against them. As most people born into poverty do not achieve a greater social status of

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