178 OXFAM BRIEFING PAPER 20 JANUARY 2014 Housing for the wealthier middle classes rises above the insecure housing of a slum community in Lucknow‚ India. Photo: Tom Pietrasik/Oxfam WORKING FOR THE FEW Political capture and economic inequality Economic inequality is rapidly increasing in the majority of countries. The wealth of the world is divided in two: almost half going to the richest one percent; the other half to the remaining 99 percent. The World Economic Forum has identified
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Ashley Gragg English 111 YD12 Eric Steineger‚ Instructor September 3‚ 2013 OWN IT When people hear the word “own” or “ownership‚” they think of tangible items that they can touch and hold. More importantly their mind probably goes straight to that BMW sitting in the parking lot or that iPhone 5 in their pocket. When people start thinking about‚ what “makes them who they are.” They may start by saying well‚ “I’m a good person‚ I volunteer…” and so on‚ but eventually it gets to‚ “…and I have
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OXFAM Kenilworth (F2313) Diversity Plan According to the 2001 census Kenilworth has a population of just over 30‚000 people‚ of which forty nine per cent were male and fifty one per cent female. Ninety seven per cent of the population is white with no other ethnic group registering above 0.7%. Over three quarters of the residents class themselves Christian followed by “no religion”. Job prospects in the area are good with very low levels of unemployment and the town boasts one of the highest
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Choosing to have a pet is a choice to be responsible for a life other than your own. With this decision you choose to hold an animal’s wellbeing in your hands. They depend on you for everything. It is common to hear someone say that having a pet is like having a child. Some pet owners absolutely agree with this idea and would call themselves their pet’s parent. Other pet owners do not make an emotional connection on that level and see their pets as only that. Pet owners can be classified based on
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Could I live forever? Scientists reveal that every day we live 6 hours is added to our lifespan. The importance of research and development of new medicines and medical technology has significantly shaped lives. Today’s remarkable advances in developmental biology and genetics have driven me to want to understand the future of our health in greater depth. We could be at the dawn of a new era in medical science with exceptional opportunities to alleviate human suffering on a grand scale. The more
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The businesses I have chosen are McDonalds and Oxfam. I am going to compare these aims and objectives by identifying the differences and similarities. Then see how they relate to their sector‚ the size of the business‚ the purpose of the business and its ownership. I am going to write a summary on a word document of what I have found. Firstly I will be talking about the aims and objectives of Oxfam. From my research I have found the aims of Oxfam which are: * To aid third world countries in
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signal issues. The customers told Apple about these problems which heavily pressured Apple into getting the problems refused. In contrast Oxfam customers do not get a wide range of support if they have a problem with a product however‚ Oxfam sell to their customers in stores all around the UK and internationally. You can also buy Oxfam products online. Oxfam are always trying to expand the amount of products they
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Functional areas in Tesco and Oxfam 1. Introduction In this report I am going to compare functional areas of two contrasting organisations Tesco and Oxfam. Tesco is aiming at achieving profit‚ investing and offerring services and products to customers.Oxfam is a non-profit organisation‚ helping people in crisis. Tesco is a British multinational grocery and general merchandise retailer‚ it has stores in 14 countries across Asia‚ Europe and North America and is the grocery market leader in UK‚ where
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Ownership Having things‚ we all like having things. Media and popular culture is rank with the need and competition for the ownership of tangible things. By this bigger car! Get this special spoon-fork hybrid! It is a constant and dangerously consuming race and it is not surprising that because of it some philosophers‚ like Plato‚ have concluded that ownership is damaging to one’s morals. But then there are philosophers like Aristotle‚ who say that tangible ownership can help develop a person.
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pondered the relationship between ownership and sense of self. Some‚ such as Jean-Paul Sartre‚ believe that ownership‚ or possession of something‚ extends beyond the materialistic objects and delves into the concept of owning intangible objects as well. Other philosophers‚ such as Aristotle‚ describes that it is only the tangible objects that have an influence on the morals and identity of a person. However‚ I believe it is the the relationship between ownership and sense of self can be defined in
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