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    Povertyhunger prevent Filipino kids from getting basic education JAM SISANTE‚ GMANews.TVAugust 4‚ 2008 1:09pm MANILA‚ Philippines - Despite the annual increase in the budget for basic education‚ fewer children are enrolling in schools. The reason: poverty. Twelve-year-old Marian (not her real name) is one of the millions of Filipino children whose education has taken a backseat due to poverty. The fifth of eight children‚ she fled her home when she was 10 because she said her jobless parents

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    The Hunger Games From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article is about the franchise. For the novel‚ see The Hunger Games (novel). For the movie‚ see The Hunger Games (film). For the annual competition that is the subject of the series‚ see The Hunger Games universe#The Hunger Games. This article needs attention from an expert on the subject. Please add a reason or a talk parameter to this template to explain the issue with the article. Consider associating this request with a WikiProject

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    report focussing on poverty with reference to current policy and educational debate 1.0 Abstract This report aims to explain the effects of poverty on attainment in schools and the wider society: taking into consideration a number of national and local strategies‚ the causes of poverty and the long term effects on children and young adults. This report will also make recommendations as to what can be done to further reduce poverty in childhood. 2.0 Introduction Poverty is continually discussed

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    Poverty has been a consistent problem throughout history. No matter what the median income‚ unemployment or overall prosperity level is‚ there will always be people who are homeless and hungry. Despite being one of the most prosperous countries in the world‚ the United States is not immune to it either. Even today‚ there are still people struggling to find shelter‚ feed their kids and find warm clothing. This social problem has various impacts on different institutions and people. However‚ there

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    The Hunger Games The Hunger Games by Suzanne Collins is a dystopian novel written for young adults. Even with that being the main audience target‚ the book has appealed to parents as well and has been a best seller since it came out. The book is set in a time where North America has been destroyed and divided into 12 districts; the 13th has been destroyed due to a rebellion‚ and it’s all run by the powerful Capital. In district 12 lives Katniss Everdeen‚ a 16 year old girl‚ who hunts to provide

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    Problem of Poverty Poverty is defines as inadequate supply of items that are essential to live a healthy and comfortable life. In the western developed countries some people are poor not because they lack food‚ clothing or shelter but because he may not have car‚ TV‚ computers‚ pressure cooker etc. But in India‚ poor people means those who do not get two square meals a day‚ they sleep on others pavements and live bare bodied and bare footed. Steps taken to Alleviate Poverty As the number

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    INTRODUCTION OF POVERTY What real meaning of Poverty? Poverty in simple word means is the lack of human needs‚ like food‚ water‚ air‚ and all other basic needs. Poverty is pronounced deprivation in well-being‚ and comprises many dimensions. It includes low incomes and the inability to acquire the basic goods and services necessary for survival with dignity. Poverty also encompasses low levels of health and education‚ poor access to clean water and sanitation‚ inadequate physical security

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    World Hunger Richard Zhu Every day after the bells ring‚ the sound of the pupils’ footsteps filing out of their classrooms is heard. This is the favorite time of the day: Lunch time. The children bring their lunch trays and boxes onto the tables and begin to eat. However‚ after they are finished‚ the serving bowls and plastic are not the only things found in the trash cans. Burgers that have one bite taken from them and food that has not even been touched at all littler the bottom of the contraption

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    English 120 11/28/2012 How could people ’s selfishness towards each other lead to world hunger? Human beings are naturally evil‚ in a sense that humans care only for themselves and when it comes to the rest of the human population all over the world‚ this human would rather have them starve to death then see himself struggle. World hunger affects millions of people worldwide. It is hard to believe why world hunger still exists even when we are able to feed every single human being based on the supply

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    Abstract Haiti is a small Caribbean country with serious hunger problem for many years. Even in 1980s‚ Haiti had advanced agriculture and hunger problem was far from this country. However‚ the local wars and conflicts happened in 1990s changed this. Agriculture was disturbed and hunger problem became more and more serious. It has been the key problem of Haitian development so Haitian government and international society have taken lots of measures to improve this situation. The major international

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