West Wales" How valid is this assessment of the causes of the Rebecca riots‚ 1839-1844? The Rebecca riots were a series of protests against conditions in the rural areas of Wales between 1839 and 1844. It was a time of growing discontent among the poor‚ they were under increasing pressure from the cost of all necessaries in life. Interpretation suggests that the Rebecca riots were a consequence of extreme poverty caused by many factors. They are largely known for their attacks on toll gates. They
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........................................................................11 The Poor Law tradition ...............................................................................................................................................11 Poor Law Tradition ..................................................................................................................................................12 The Poor Law Tradition
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estimated that the population of Ireland stood at approximately eight million. By this time‚ some 40% of the population were dependant on the potato for food and even employment. When the blight hit Ireland in September 1845 the consequence for the Irish poor would be devastating‚ but as the famine of 1782-84 demonstrated‚ manageable‚ provided the government responded in the correct way . By late 1846 famine conditions were spread throughout Ireland‚ but most notably the famine had took on a regional
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does not make popular. This subject happens to be the lower or “working” class‚ more commonly known as the poor. The different medias that society are exposed to usually show poor people as being lazy‚ dirty‚ and often uneducated. According to Bell Hooks essay‚ Outlaw culture: Resisting Representation‚ “value was connected to integrity‚ to being honest and hardworking.” (pg 433) Although she points out that the media portrays the poor as lazy‚ and non hardworking‚ she fails to speak on the fact that
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Even for those countries with advanced comprehensive welfare systems‚ there has always been a problem about how society treats the poor‚ the needy or the sick. During the 19th and beginning of 20th Centuries an extension by way of amendments to the already existing Poor Law’s sought to identify ways and means of dealing with those who for a variety of reasons required help. Emanating from religious traditions‚ the Church as part of the established State‚ attempted to provide for the needy through
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What Makes Poor Countries Poor? In the past century‚ the world has seen countless scientific and technological advancements that have greatly improved the human condition. Thanks to these developments in communications‚ transportation‚ medicine and agriculture‚ the wealth of developed nations has increased at phenomenal rates. Unfortunately‚ not all countries have experienced these benefits. Many nations still have a per capita GDP of $1000 or less. These countries continue to be poor because
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Edwin Chadwick Poor Law Public health Success failures Able bodied poor should be kept in workhouses. This way‚ only the desperate would ask for relief Commission of enquiry; he was a committed benthamite. Commissioners devised three different questionnaires. Questions were badly phrased‚ were they seeked the response they wanted. He was seen as a tireless investigator who insisted on seeing for himself the effects of poverty and the operation of the poor laws. Chadwick was made
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Working from home has been a controversial issue for several years. Some people claim that this matter is not beneficial‚ on the ground of the fact that it just lead to unproductivity‚ In order that there is not any inspection on employees. So‚ most of them do their tasks without as concentration as they should have on. Others‚ however‚ point out that we live in a rapidly changing world and we have no choice but adapt and replace home for working instead of office is a gift of our modern age. I rather
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Does poor communication cause conflict? Essay written by: jmurdoch Is most conflict in an organisation is caused by poor communication? If we had perfect communication would conflict cease? Consider for example‚ an e-mail asking for some information "yesterday" to stress how important this request is. The sender thinks e-mails are great as they travel at the speed of light and spell things out in black & white. The recipient may consider that if its in a e-mail then it can ’t be that urgent
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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 its issues as well as my government ’s responses to these issues. Towards the end of my talk‚ I will discuss a proposed agenda of engagement in the present administration. A Close Look At the Urban Poor Situation The Philippine urban poor as officially defined by Republic Act 7279 which is also
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