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    According to Jane Addams‚ some of the issues that America faced were the rapid growth of industrialization‚ a large class disparity‚ and many individuals who did not know how they would be able to help others. Also‚ when Addams described the subjective necessity‚ she is referring to the reasons why she opened the Hull-House. She cited three different reasons: a desire to interpret democracy in social terms‚ a willingness to help others‚ and the Christian Social Gospel movement. Jane Addams thought

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    years‚ Nevada has experienced unprecedented and rapid demographic changes. The most obvious example of this change is its rapid population growth. Nevada is currently one of the fastest growing states in the country‚ with a population estimation of 2‚700‚551 people in 2010. Migration has been one of the primary drivers of this population growth. Between 2000 and 2010‚ Nevada’s population increased by 35 percent. Roughly 73 percent of that population growth was attributed to migration. Large influxes

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    CHAPTER 1 THE PROBLEMS AND ITS BAKGROUND The rapid growth of computers in field of technology is truly remarkable. Computerized software is considered as assets in any working environment. Now we can see computers everywhere‚ in school‚ different establishment and also is a field of business. Even doctors‚ engineers and accountant use computers in their daily routine. It is because computes made the work a lot easier and faster. These are noted for its capacity to store large amount of information

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    THE IMPACT OF RAPID URBANIZATION ON HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA FROM 1950 -2010 (Focus on urban developments and housing problems case study: Lagos) Urbanization according to Aluko O.E is rather subjective and can be given various interpretations. However in this concept it can be defined as the expansion of the number of people living in an urban area that depicts the rate at which people move from rural areas and populate the urban areas. Reports however‚ from the united nation show that the

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    When embarking on technological change‚ an organisation must take into consideration the implications associated with this endeavour and the negative impact it may have. Let us take the rapid growth of Information Technology (a widespread and relatively recent technological change) as an example.  With an increase in the amount of personal data in circulation‚ the need for data protection has also risen. This is best emphasised through the introduction of the Data Protection Act in 1998. Although

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    The actual knowledge would not be sufficient to generalize the effect of population growth in developing areas‚ at least that is what some researchers believe. They agree that rapid growth in today’s less developed countries have favorable effects such as economies of scale and specialization‚ better capacities‚ and motivations of younger people compared with older ones. However‚ rapid population growth creates high pressures on elemental resources that compromises our actual model of development

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    Pensee Journal Vol 75‚ No. 9;Sep 2013 Title: Determinants of Rapid Growth in Islamic Banking in Pakistan Muhammad Wahab Institute of Management Sciences‚ Peshawar‚ Pakistan Postal Address: R&DD‚ I-A‚ Sector E5‚ Phase-7‚ Institute of Management Sciences‚ Hayatabad Peshawar‚ Pakistan Tell: +92-3333588880 E-mail: muhammadwahab55@gmail.com Dr. Owais Mufti Institute of Management Sciences‚ Peshawar‚ Pakistan Postal Address: I-A‚ Sector E5‚ Phase-7‚ Institute of Management Sciences‚ Hayatabad

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    discuss the current size of the population‚ how does it effect the economic development‚ the impact on the standard of living and also focus on population growth as the contemporary concern by highlighting the past and present trends. However other arguments will be presented‚ such as theories that support the fact that population growth has an impact in economic development. According to Weeks‚ J (1999:13) the rapid acceleration in growth after 1950 was due almost entirely to the declines in the

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    Prohibition Led to the Rapid Growth of Organized Crime Prohibition was a period in which the sale‚ manufacture‚ or transport of alcoholic beverages became illegal. It started January 16‚ 1919 and continued to December 5‚ 1933. Although it was designed to stop drinking completely‚ it did not even come close. It simply created a large number of bootleggers who were able to supply the public with illegal alcohol. Many of these bootleggers became very rich and influential through selling alcohol

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    Rapid Economic Growth In East Asian Countries Over the past decade‚ there has been rapid long-term economic growth for East Asian countries. These newly industrialising countries are experiencing growth rates in GDP per head at around 6% to 7% compared to the 2% to 3% for most industrial economies. If this growth continues‚ South Korea and Taiwan might take away America’s distinction as the world’s richest country. This rapid economic growth is a result of several economic and political

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