multiple political divisions‚ the highest of which is the nobles. The nobles‚ which include the Datu and his bloodline‚ are the highest figures in the barangay. The second in rank is the freemen. The freemen are the merchants‚ fishermen‚ farmers‚ and all other workers within the barangay. The lowest division is the slaves. The slaves are divided into two categories‚ the aliping namamahay‚ who stay at their owner’s homes‚ and the aliping sanguigilid‚ who have their own home but still work for a master.
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Did you know that Japan accepts almost no immigrants into the country compared to some countries? We only accept less than 16% of immigrants accepted in Europe (Office of immigration statistics). This is remarkable because Japan is a developed country and is as wealthy as other countries in Europe and other continents. According to the department of homeland security‚ Japan accepted one of the fewest numbers of immigrants in Asia in 2015. Furthermore‚ research from the same source shows that the
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Why are most people poor listeners? “Most people do not listen with the intent to understand; they listen with the intent to reply.” —Stephen R. Covey. Its all in the mindset and what revolves around us is what I believe causes most people to become poor listeners. Therefore‚ if it wasn’t for media access or the internet‚ I suppose the percentage would be fairly even; however‚ technology is what is needed although most people have poor social skills. They are too into themselves and/or have selective
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Why Are Some Pressure Groups More Successful Than Others? In this essay I shall analyse the comparative rate of success of Pressure Groups in general and why this success may differ. A pressure group is an organization which seeks to influence policies of public bodies or employers. They do so either to protect the interests of their members (e.g. Trade Unions‚ NUT) or promote a cause (e.g. Greenpeace or RSPCA). Some pressure groups are more successful than others; there are many reasons for
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I strongly believe that developing countries should continue to receive International Aid. Nutritional food‚ health supplies‚ educational support and agricultural development are essential for every nation. How the International Aid will be delivered to the poor countries‚ however‚ should be monitored by the strict standards of the official international assistance. Helping those in needs is the noblest mission. The targets were set in 2000‚ as part of the United Nations Millennium Development
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The poverty gap exists to strand the poor on an island‚ which will leave them stuck on their island until their deaths. The article “Gap Between Rich And Poor Named 8th Wonder Of The World” most directly conveys the idea that the poor are overwhelmed and discouraged gap to the rich‚ and those that attempt will fail through the use of direct quotes and metaphors. First‚ the idea that the poor are overwhelmed by the gap is explained in a quote by Grace Ngubane. “The scale is staggering—it makes you
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Case Analysis – Rich-Con Steel Question 1: What went wrong? What went wrong for Rich-Con Steel was an unsuccessful effort to launch a new IT system. Marty Sawyer‚ the new president of Rich-Con Steel wanted to change its legacy system to a new IT system that would automate order management‚ have the capability to analyze trend and would be cheaper to maintain. However‚ the implementation did not go smooth and this played havoc in Rich-Con Steel’s operations. The reason that the implementation
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While reading the chapter “Why the Rich Are Getting Richer‚ and the Poor‚ Poorer” by Robert Reich in the book The Way Class Works: Readings on School‚ Family‚ and the Economy‚ I can agree with the facts stated as it reflects my own observations of our economy’s current state. Certainly‚ the gap between the rich and the poor is continuously growing‚ and the opportunities available to average workers in the job market are declining. Such reduction of possible job openings largely affects the younger
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INDIA………everything in INDIA but why are they going to foreign countries and are living in other countries? What is there in those countries..? I never understand this. I think whatever there in those countries is also present in our country. Those people who go to those countries will be living in those foreign countries and will be saying bad words to our country and we’ll be listening to them we don’t even say some words supporting our country……how shame it is? At first it
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is selected as tributes from each of the 12 Districts to participate and compete in a televised battle till the death‚ where only the last one standing will be victorious. One of the key idea in the text reveals the inequalities between the rich and poor. This idea is made evident through the division of Panem. The people of Panem are divided into 12 districts and welfare levels between the districts vary‚ although no district is nearly as wealthy as the Capitol. Because of the strict oppressive
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