Youth in Extreme Poverty: dimensions and policy implications with particular focus on South East Asia Richard Curtain Professional Associate National Institute for Governance Curtain Consulting‚ Melbourne www.curtain-consulting.net.au 2 November 2004 1. Introduction The purpose of this paper is to present estimates of young people in poverty in the world‚ with particular reference to South East Asia. The paper also describes the efforts by countries in the latter region to overcome poverty among
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Extreme Sports Frist path ---around 1 minute 1. Introduce: Hi‚ I am Sharon‚ today my presentation’s topic is extreme sports. Is anyone playing extreme sports? 2. Thesis: For leisure life‚ extreme sports is a good choice for people who want to the pursuit of stimulation. Extreme sports not only give people a chance to release the pressure in the natural world‚ but also is a way to challenge themself and become stronger. Second path --- around 8 minutes 1. The reason had extreme sports:
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Extreme Sports Their Impact on Australian and International Sporting Cultures Name Institution Extreme Sports and Their Impact on Australian and International Sporting Cultures To feel free as a bird‚ to dissolve in a cutting eye white snow‚ and to be closer to the Sun are the slogans of many people today. Nowadays‚ more and more youngsters become fond of extreme sports. They are always associated with the risk to life and
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Extreme Sports: Are They Worth The Risk? Broken bones‚ head trauma‚ shark attacks‚ and casualties all while playing the sport you love. Is it worth it? With extreme sports come extreme risks. There are many controversies over these sports as to whether they are ethical or not and why anybody with the right mindset would consider participating in such events. These sports often involve high speed‚ great heights‚ a high level of physical exertion‚ and highly specialized gear or spectacular stunts
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Poverty means people are unable to access basic needs such us food‚ shelter and even education‚ and lack of stable income for sustainable livelihood. United Nations define it as “ it is a denial of choices and lack of opportunities‚ lack of capacity to participate society‚ not able to attend school and access of clinic‚ no easy access for food and not able to get a job‚ it also often refers to fragile environment ” (United Nations‚ 1998). Poverty reduction means reducing the number of people experiencing
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Lady: Nowadays ‚ “Extreme sports” or “X-Games” such as climbing‚ bungee jumping ‚ and downhill skateboarding are being practiced by Peruvians more often . But I’m wondering the reason why Peruvians now prefer to do this kind of stunts instead of practicing safer sports‚ I mean ‚ sports which don’t involve putting in risk their lives . karol: Well‚ it seems likely they’re looking for non-common activities and want to feel the experience of trying something new which may motivate them to do crazy
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It is quite common these days for sport players in many countries to get injured during they are playing sports. People reckon this phenomenon is especially true when people play some relatively more violent and extreme sports. Although those sports court the excitement and challenge the utmost of human being which certainly cannot be brought by other common sport‚ but‚ still some conservative people advocate to ban this kind of sport. Those people who assert to ban dangerous sport in publics
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when they use the term “extreme” especially in reference to a particular sport or activity? Everyone has a different view or definition of the word extreme‚ but most people would agree in general on most of the points needed to be classified as an extreme sport or activity. The term extreme has become quit the popular word with today’s generation of people and its being over used by the masses to describe a variety of sports and activities‚ but what actually makes an extreme sport or activity is still
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Anthropology of Sports Professor Eastman 12/08/13 Extreme Sports The X Games is one of the more popular sporting events‚ where people gather to watch athletes compete in extreme sports. Some of these sports include skateboarding‚ mountain biking and motorcycle racing. The community around extreme sports can sometimes be seen as exclusive and particular when it comes to defining what an extreme sport is and who is a true extremist. Originally‚ I believe the extreme sport community created this division of
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like the X-games are part of the extreme sports market. Extreme sports received a huge popularity boost in the mid-nineties‚ when American sports channel ESPN launched the “X-Games”. The annual events bring together the best of the world’s extreme athletes to complete for gold‚ silver and bronze medals. There are quite a few sports that are considered extreme‚ with skateboarding‚ rollerblading‚ and BMX biking being perhaps the most well-known. In addition‚ extreme sports encompass some cold weather
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