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A General Guide to Africa's Cape Town

The writer examines Cape Town from an outsider's point of vew, and discusses many important issues for tourists. The paper covers...

Contemporary Global Poverty

seen as another (1995). Theories of the feminization of poverty and the urban underclass suggests that trends in poverty a...

A Modest Proposal by Jonathan Swift and Shock, Satire, and Irony

In five pages this paper examines the author's masterful uses of irony, satire, and shock in his criticism of British greed and Ir...

Defining Poverty

New Yorks inner city whose poverty level status still affords him cable television? This question, along with others, surfaces as ...

'The Poor' and Changing Attitudes

Jacob Riis (1849-1914) was one such man and he wrote of his times, first for a renowned city newspaper (The New York Evening Sun),...

'Barbie Q' by Sandra Cisneros

In five pages this essay discusses how symbolism within this narrative reveals how the author feels about stereotypes, infidelity,...

Poverty and the Escape Offered by Boxing

individuals educational background does not provide for more academic-related opportunities. "Where I come from, boxing is more t...

Poverty Perspectives of House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende

tragic death of her sister Rosa, who was Estebans fiance. Clara does not love Esteban , but her psychic ability leads her to belie...

Jane Addams' Twenty Years at Hull House and Themes

to social cause, as it relates to industrial cities and the location of Hull House which, although it existed within the city, see...

Welfare Reform Issues and Barbara Ehrenreich's Nickel and Dimed

In five pages this essay discusses U.S. welfare reform in a consideration of the working poor observations made by Barbara Ehrenre...

Government's Role in Poverty

the effects of poverty. Galbraith states that the politicians are mislead into believing that poverty is caused by inadequate envi...

Global Poor and Rich Gap is Growing Wider

the hope must be that it is not too little too late. British Children and Poverty Davies (1998) wrote an essay for New Statesman...

South Jersey's Rich Cherry Hill District and Poor Camden District

statements are made. Indeed, there is a problem of inequality. In both Cherry Hill school districts researched, there are g...

Unification and Africa

for resources is another of the more prominent reasons for conflict. Closely aligned with the issue of intertribal conflict is ...

Iceland/Overview of Chapter 4

improvement is largely due to Social Security, as well as other federal programs that aid the elderly. Child poverty also declined...

Can "Laziness" Explain Poverty in America?

to cast the issue as a moral wrong is entirely fraudulent: the system is there to be used by those having difficulty finding work,...

Pebley and Sastry/Page Summary

functions as after-school program, child-care services, and so forth. Income also impacts this factor in that, as low income famil...

Measures of Poverty

is a discernible, measurable economic level that marks the demarcation line between the advantaged and the disadvantaged (Iceland,...

Issues in Social Stratification

the upper class is largely defined by the characteristics of having "old wealth," that is, having had above average income for mul...

The Causes of Poverty

Poverty, unfortunately, is a fact of life not just in third world nations but right here in the United States. The patterns of po...

Crime and Social Inequality

crime Poverty = material wants Unfulfilled material wants = incentive to commit crime Having established that poverty is related ...

Economic Inequality

were intended. There is a law that requires states to distribute federal funding towards its earmarked purposes. If the law is vio...

Creating Financial Sustainability Poor Nations

defined this as "the capacity of the health system to function effectively over time with a minimum of external". It has become in...

Poverty in Rural China - The Impact of Social Work

might more evenly promote growth in all levels of society. This paper will present an overview of the issue of poverty and unequal...

Anchorage Demographics and Economic Needs

Alaska faces many challenges in insuring that her citizens health and welfare. Many Alaskans are suffering with health problems b...

Poverty and Crime Among Canada’s First Nations

Canadas First Nations peoples find themselves at severe disadvantage in many distinct regards when compared with other Canadians. ...

Wealth Distribution and the Impact of Networking

means is that networks now exist at all levels of society, from financial networks to social networks that drive interpersonal com...

Tampa and Rio

to one state, region or nation. This paper compares poverty and its effects in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Tampa, Florida. Discussi...

Chaucer, St. Luke, Aristophanes and Their View of Social Issues

even screenwriters who disguise them as interesting stories. The original Star Trek was great at teaching these moral lessons whil...

Annotated Bibliography of Childhood Cognitive Development and Poverty

In a paper of three pages, the writer looks at childhood poverty and development. An annotated bibliography covers some ten studie...