organizations (POs) in my country. We are a very diverse community - to put it mildly - and we do not always agree with each other. In more recent years‚ however‚ we have grown in a lot of ways and in many instances learned to transcend our differences to take a common stand on issues and engage in strategic partnerships. Thirdly‚ in discussing the Philippine urban poor I have used the guide questions provided by the invitation committee. I will proceed by defining the Philippine urban poor and then discuss
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Macroeconomic Paper #2 Chapter 27 Issues to Ponder #2 2. Have the poor benefited more or less from economic growth than the rich? I would have to say more than less. I say more‚ because if you look back in history a century ago‚ it is all about time. According to the chart in Chapter 27‚ on page 600‚ in figure 27-2‚ it took a worker over an hour and some minutes (about 1 hour and 20 minutes) to earn enough to buy one dozen of eggs. But in 2012 it took only minutes (about 10-15
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good jobs‚ no good life. On the other hand‚ if they see their classmates get high mark‚ and they want that fame‚ too. So they do cheating as well. As a result they can get good marks but they cannot achieve a proper knowledge. Having no ability for doing the exams is the second reasons that cause some students do cheating. From one side‚ students don’t have their own self-confidences‚ some cannot do the exams because they are too difficult for them‚ and some students believe that they are not
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The Working Poor: Invisible in America David K. Shipler David K. Shipler is the author of The Working Poor: Invisible in America‚ also winner of the Pulitzer Prize for his book Arabs and Jews: Wounded Spirits in a Promised Land‚ and a Journalist/ Foreign correspondent for the New York Times. Shipler is a well known author who shows have had plenty of life experiences and education‚ while studying society and trying to understand the
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behaviour is a product of either nature (i.e. inherited) or nurture (i.e. acquired). This essay shall focus on examining three factors that account for more sex-typical behaviour in some children than others. Firstly‚ the contribution of the early hormone environment to gender-related behaviour. Secondly‚ the role of others such as parents‚ teachers‚ and stranger in increasing or decreasing such behaviour. Thirdly‚ the children’s own beliefs about sex appropriateness and inappropriateness. I seek to
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A 2000 word comparative review of the ways different countries approach welfare‚ as discussed on the unit. The aim of this essay is to discuss and compare the British Welfare system with Germany and Sweden’s welfare systems. A welfare system is the structure of welfare provisions and services that provide a specific social need‚ but it is not only provided or organised solely by the government (Blakemore‚ 2001). It is a view that is rooted in individual exchanges between five organisations
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English 111 Why People Really Go to College Christopher Caldwell‚ author of the New York Times article "What a College Education Buys‚" believes many people attend college for the wrong reasons. He says college is overrated and that many go just to socialize or to find a partner (214). He also states if you are going to college to obtain a liberal arts degree and not Phd‚ education may not be worth all the studying or the money many parents pay (214-215). He goes on to say even though college is
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WORKING WITH THE POOR As a Social Work student‚ I have been exposed to different faces of poverty especially during this school year. These exposures have taught me a lot of life lessons and helped me grow as a person. One of the realizations I had with these exposures is how poverty differently shaped the lives of the poor. Thus‚ I had different views of poverty. If you dig deeper into the causes of illegal activities‚ one of these is poverty. Once‚ I had given an opportunity to interview
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Why ASEAN is not successful as other integration Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) Once hailed as perhaps the most successful example of regional organization in the developing world‚ ASEAN is now widely perceived to be in decline and ineffective. ASEAN‚ Association of Southeast Asian Nations‚ was founded in August 1967 to fight with an overwhelming threat of communism in Southeast Asia. The founding members were Thailand‚ Singapore‚ Malaysia‚ Philippines‚ and Indonesia. Since the Vietnam
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more profitable and sustainable in overcoming poverty in the long-run. Then‚ it will be discuss further in what sectors and in which ways (the strategies)‚ do the companies selling into emerging country. We choose selling soap in India as an example to illustrate this idea. Part 1: Selling to the poor‚ the problem and its potential benefits The problem: The greatest misperception is that selling to low-income is not profitable. Even worse‚ sometimes those companies were condemned for exploiting
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