...article poverty soon forgotten Keyssar describes the scenes from post hurricane Katrina of people walking down flooded streets carrying garbage bags with very few possessions he proceeds to outline the lack of response in helping the under privileged get out of the city. The question stands though does government mismanagement of a particular situation prove a societal disinterest in helping our fellow man. Since the mid 1960’s America has spent more than 22 trillion dollars on the issue of poverty in America if the money had not been spent on the programs to deal with poverty the country may not have the 17 trillion dollar debt that we now enjoy. Keyssar argues that in the aftermath of major events that American journalist were quick to outline the plight of the American under privileged stuck in the superdome in New Orleans but they were just as quick to move on to other things that happened just after such as the gulf oil spill and hurricane Rita. Although, “monetary donations were way below the records set by the tsunami and 9/11 relief efforts in the U.S., The U.S. did receive international assistance from numerous countries. The National Disaster Medical System had activated essentially all team in the country, and pre-staged multiple Disaster Medical Assistance Teams (DMATs, Disaster Mortuary Assistance Teams (DMORTs) and Veterinary Medicine Response Teams (VMATs) in Houston and Atlanta the day prior to, and the day of landfall. The federal government measures poverty not in...
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...WORKING OUTLINE I. Introduction A. Euthanasia is defined as a “good and painless death” B. Active Euthanasia, Passive Euthanasia and Physician Assisted Suicide or Mercy Killing are the different kinds of euthanasia that most people consider to be immoral C. The reasons of people in favor of euthanasia bases on the situation of the patients 1. The patient’s inability to afford expensive medication 2. The patient requesting to end his life 3. Families who could not bear the pain of seeing their loved ones suffer D. THESIS: Among the factors that affect the decisions of people engaging in euthanasia, poverty, specifically the inability to afford medical services and medicines, is the greatest. II. The different cases of euthanasia presents the contrasting views of society A. Most physicians feel painful in maintaining their vegetative patients’ medications despite the fact of them knowing that these persons could no longer survive and even if they would survive, would not have a worthy life. B. The Philippines being a Christian country prohibits euthanasia because it sees it as a form of suicide, but gives an exception to those people who are emotionally distressed due to expensive medications. III. The depressing economic crisis and the high budget coverage of health care expenses lead states to consider the acceptance of euthanasia. A. Health care expenses for patients with terminal illnesses are currently covering the largest percentage of...
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...Marxist perspective in regards to vagrancy. Drawing from Batty v. City of Toronto, a case that ruled against a group protesting against...
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...Sociology of Crime and Deviance 1 [250 words] Outline three ways in which poverty could cause crime. A) Inequality – Via wealth, opportunity, unemployment, education, race, area (inner cities for example) or class can leave people exposed to the kind of poverty that can then lead on to a breakdown of social and personal morality, thereby diluting the common understanding of crime to such a degree that crime becomes an acceptable necessity in order to improve ones situation. In this way areas of poverty can arguably become crime eco systems, within which crime itself can evolve until it almost redefines itself in a sub cultural context. B) Culture – Certain aspects of criminal behaviour, or deviant behaviour are, rightly or wrongly, most commonly attributed to poverty laden areas of a society. In this way poverty itself becomes, the cause and the advertisement for crime to be an attractive proposition. For instance gang culture, gun, knife and drug cultures, to name a few, are all familiar paths for a criminal career within a cycle of poverty and can all seem both attractive and lucrative based on collective perceptions and shared social identities or the embedded institutional reasoning of an under privileged minority. C) Political cause – With poverty also comes, the identification of the victim. Victims of social injustice, of under privilege, the rank of invisibility and the lack of a voice. These can lead to mass statement making and attention seeking...
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...Population Unit Q.) For a location you have studied, outline the main consequences of overpopulation on both the human and physical environment. (13 marks) The country that I have decided to outline is the place of Haiti. This country is an LEDC with the poorest country in Western hemisphere. At least 80% of the country live in absolute poverty, suffering from disaster like hurricanes, flooding and earthquakes. With a population result of 8.1 million people leading to overpopulation. Human effects of Haiti on the environment is a major increase within this country, there are examples like: Haiti being the highest incidence of HIV/Aids with at least 300,000 cases. This would become a problem because this is a disease that would spread amongst other, with this in mind it would create an impact with problems in the country with the population being ill and creating a spreading in disease killing or making people suffering which would lower the population rapidly, resulting in a low population that would need populating to a higher amount however not with these disease happening. Another reason is the spreading of the TB disease this is also another disease that would harm the population and with an overpopulating country there just wouldn’t be enough resources to help these people so more will become infected or at least suffering and infectious. Finally, the last reason would be poor medical health, this would be a huge impact because without the medical help more people are...
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...Assignment on Project Management(PJTM-402) Topic: Project Proposal Submission Submitted To: Mr. Md. Sarwar Uddin Assistant Professor Faculty of Business Administration BGC Trust University Bangladesh Submitted By: Smile Group ID Name of group member Remarks 1016124 Md. Kamal Uddin 1016145 Md. Rashedul Karim Rakil 1016147 Ismail Mohammad 1016099 Afroja Sultana 1016115 Prianka Das 1016141 Sadia Begum 1016177 Dipa Deb Bormon 1015028 Sufia Sultana Date of Submission: October 26, 2013 Letter of Transmittal October 26, 2013 Mr. Dhiman Borua Lecturer Faculty of Business Administration BGC Trust University Bangladesh BGC Biddyanagar Campus Subject: Submission of group Assignment Dear Sir, We are glad to inform you that we have completed our group assignment on “Project Proposal Submission”. We have gathered extensive knowledge while we were doing this assignment. Though there was some limitation and difficulties but we tried our level best to eliminate those limitations with your help and your guidelines. We also express my honest confirmation in support of the fact that the said Assignment has neither been used before to fulfill any other course related purpose nor it will be submitted to any other person or authority in future. Yours sincerely, ………………………………… Md. Kamal Uddin (Group leader) On Behalf of “Smile Group” BBA , 7th Semester(sec:B), 16th Batch Faculty of Business Administration. Table of contents ...
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...Social Development Working Paper No.1 SOCIAL DEVELOPMENT ISSUES IN SECTOR WIDE APPROACHES Andrew Norton, Bella Bird May 1998 ISSN: 1462-8651 ISBN: 1 86192 042 3 The aim of the Working Paper series is to generate knowledge on social development that is pertinent to DFID’s goal of eliminating world poverty. It is hoped that the series will provoke new thought and discussion on issues of policy and practice rather than simply reflecting established ideas and positions. Social Development Division Department for International Development 94, Victoria Street London SW1E 5JL UK Tel: 44 (0) 171 917 7000 Fax: 44 (0) 171 917 0197 Email: sdd@dfid.gtnet.gov.uk DFID homepage: http://www.dfid.gov.uk Contents Executive Summary 1. 2. 3. Introduction Background - Sector Wide Approaches Issues in Sector Wide Approaches Defining the sector Who owns and who leads? Who is consulted and how? Centralisation vs. Decentralisation Projects vs. Programmes Changes in Development Practice Strengthening the Social Impact of Sector Wide Approaches Entry Points for Social Development Approaches Institutionalising Social Analysis in SWAps Strengthening Processes of Consultation & Participation in SWAps Strengthening Civil Society Capacity To Engage In Sector Policy And Programmes 4. 5. 6. Conclusions References Acknowledgements This paper has benefited greatly from comments on earlier drafts from Phil Evans, Rosalind Eyben, Charlotte Heath, Mick Foster, Peter Balacs, Julia...
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...ABSOLUTE POVERTY ON YOUNG WOMEN: A CASE STUDY OF EPWORTH BY MASARA WIRIRANAI. B. (R121680Y) FACULTY OF SOCIAL STUDIES DEPARTMENT OF SOCIOLOGY 2015 A DISSERTATION SUBMITTED IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF BACHELOR OF SCIENCE HONOURS DEGREE IN SOCIOLOGY (SUPERVISOR Ms CHOGUYA) 1 Dedication I dedicate this research work to my late mother. You influenced every aspect of carrying out this study. It’s sad though that you are not around to witness who I have become. You may be gone but you are never over! 2 ACRONYMS ADB Asian Development Bank CSO Central Statistics Office DESA Department of Economic and Social Affairs Statistics Division ESAP Economic Structural Adjustment Programme FPL Food Poverty Line HDL Human Development Index MPSLSW Ministry of Public Service, Labour and Social Welfare NGO Non-Governmental Organizations PASS Poverty Assessment Study Survey PDL Poverty Datum Line PICES Poverty and Income Expenditures Survey PRD Parliament Research Department PRFT Poverty Reduction Forum Trust TCPL Total Consumption Poverty Line UNDP United Nations Development Programme UNICEF United Nations Children’s Fund UNESASD United Nations Economic and Social Affairs Statistic Department UN-Habitat United Nations Human Settlement Programme USA United States of America Zimstat Zimbabwe National Statistics Agency 3 Abstract The study focused on identifying, measuring and assessing the nature and extent of impacts of urban absolute poverty on young...
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...Axia College Material Appendix A Final Project Overview and Timeline Final Project Overview: Analyze a Sociological Issue In this course you have learned about many different kinds of social problems in societies around the world and in the United States, such as poverty, social inequality, race and cultural discrimination, gender stratification, environmental damage, population growth, and urbanization. For the final project, you will write a 1,750- to 2,450-word paper examining the impact of a current social problem on a particular social group. You may choose a social problem and social group from the list below, or you can research a social problem and social group that is not in the list. However, if you choose your own, you will need to submit a request for approval to the instructor by Week Four. | | |Suggested Social Problems and Social Groups List | |Choose one combination of a social problem and a social group from the list below. | | | |Social Inequality and Minorities in the United States ...
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...HOW TO OVERCOME POVERTY OF MIND (MINDSET) IN MALAWI Poverty of mind is or can be described as luck of knowledge or having poor thinking capacity. My assignment will outline the following: * Education sector * Health sector * Culture * Beliefs Human growth is about acquiring new knowledge and skills to improve the living standard thereby aiding in their thinking capability. (1) Education empowers people because it gives them the information they need or choose to learn in their lives and with that opens more door ways to possibility for their success. Regardless of how one may define their success I simply believe it is through educating yourself in whatever it is you choose to that helps you to make concrete decision. The thinking capacity of mankind is limited to what they know. If we educate Malawian, the country is likely to develop. Though not all who are educated has ability to make developmental decision but with the little knowledge they have acquired from school they are able to boost the Malawi economy. Our education system is not improving one of the well known reason is that our teachers are not motivated and respected. Empowering a child with required skills is a transitional process. (2) A healthy person will always make sound decisions. Having the correct mind-set for a particular task is almost a pre-requisite for success. No one has ever been successful who has not had to overcome hurdles and obstacles to that success...
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...deprivation and address whether it is only relevant for use in either “developing” or “developed” countries. The first section will explain the capacity approach and the distinction between poverty and deprivation. Its core claim is that the focus should be on people’s functionings (being and doing) and capabilities (effective opportunities to achieve those functionings). The second section will argue that capacity deprivation is relevant for use in both “developing” and “developed” countries by providing a multidimensional focus...
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...CARIBBEAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examinations Economics Syllabus Effective for examinations from May/June 2010 Correspondence related to the syllabus should be addressed to: The Pro-Registrar Caribbean Examinations Council Caenwood Centre 37 Arnold Road, Kingston 5, Jamaica, W.I. Telephone Number: (876) 920-6714 Facsimile Number: (876) 967-4972 E-mail address: cxcwzo@cxc.org Website: www.cxc.org Copyright © 2008, by Caribbean Examinations Council The Garrison, St. Michael BB 11158, Barbados CXC A20/U2/08 This document CXC A20/U2/08 replaces CXC A20/U2/03 issued in 2003. Please note that the syllabus was revised and amendments are indicated by italics and vertical lines. First Issued 2003 Revised 2008 Please check the website www.cxc.org for updates on CXC’s syllabuses. CXC A20/U2/08 Contents RATIONALE ........................................................................................................................................... 1 AIMS ....................................................................................................................................................... 2 SKILLS AND ABILITIES TO BE ASSESSED ....................................................................................... 2 PRE-REQUISITES OF THE SYLLABUS .............................................................................................. 3 STRUCTURE OF THE SYLLABUS ..............................
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...remittances including unrecorded flows through formal and informal channels is believed to be larger. The report noted that the acting deputy governor of the Reserve Bank of Fiji, Barry Whiteside, had highlighted that remittances to Fiji in 2006 amounted to $313million (US$210m)”. (PACNEWS, 2008).This case study outlines the developmental impact of remittances on the welfare of the recipients. Alleviating poverty and increasing education levels for the poor with remittance as assistance. The level of education that can be achieved with remittance as an aid and what would have been evident had remittance not subsist. Further to this, through this case, it can be interesting to distinguish how remittances affect other pacific island countries in similar context. What are the factors that lead to remittances and how remittance income is actually utilized? Contradictions on remittances has been based on increased dependence, but this gives rise to another major question as to where remittance income is used and has there been development in those areas or not and what could have been the circumstance/status had remittance income not being one of the major source of income. This case will also focus on the role of markets, communities and bureaucracy to suggest ways in which governmental bodies can assist in increasing remittance inflows and strategies used in maximizing development impact. A total of 50 questionnaires were handed out to ANZ Fiji clients who are members of my community...
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...level: Term: Discount Code (optional): Discount: 0% Price: $0 Bottom of Form The page includes: Essay Paper on Economics Essay Paper on Economics Social polarization grows as the poor become worse off, but as the wealthy become better off. One of the reasons for that is the shocking fact that the poor often pay more taxes, relatively, than do the rich. In Britain, for example, “the tax burden of the top fifth of earners has fallen from 37 percent to 35 percent in the last twenty years. In contrast, the tax burden of the bottom fifth has risen from 31 percent to 38 percent.” The other reason for social inequality nationally is imperfect income distribution. Thus, whereas 23.5 percent of all American workers received only poverty level wages in 1973, this had risen to 28.6 percent by 1997. Looked at another way, real wages for relatively low-paid workers fell by 22 percent between 1973 and 1995, and 10 percent for middle-range workers. Low-paid jobs grew by 22 percent in New York City between 1993 and 2000—four times as fast as jobs paying at least $25,000. From 1979 to 1995, 80 percent of jobs created were low-wage and/or part-time. Among men who had less than twelve years of education in 1968, the average weekly wage level was $488 for those who worked full-time year-round. By 1994, this had fallen to $400 (adjusted for inflation). In 1993 high school dropouts earned 22 percent less than...
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...writing a paper. They ensure that your paper is well rounded. Alex Keyssar, a professor of History and Social Policy at Harvard University, incorporates all of these in his writing style. “Reminders of Poverty, Soon Forgotten” is an article written by Keyssar that focuses on poverty in America since the late 19th century to today. The main issue with poverty Keyssar points out is how our Nation has had countless reminders of the millions of people that live in bad conditions, yet nothing has been done to help them because they are forgotten quickly (pretty much self-explanatory after reading the title). This essay will be going over what he uses as logos, pathos, and ethos; and how they support each other. Ethos Ethos has been defined as authority. An author can establish ethos via tone or research. When looking for ethos in a piece of writing, look for what gives the author the authority to give you this information. Establish the author’s credibility. In his article, Keyssar establishes credibility through his experience and research. Being a professor in History and Social Policy means he is well studied in those areas, both of which are applied in the article. Keyssar is able to see patterns in social history and compare them to the happenings of today. In paragraph 11, he outlines several depressions, or “downturns”, that happened in the 19th century. Even the title of his article is evidence of ethos. His article, as stated above, gives constant reminders of our nation remembering...
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