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    The Women Rag-Pickers of Mumbai” As the term ‘rag-picker’ sounds very low so does their job. My study includes several visits to the Govandi Dumping Ground‚ Mumbai‚ interviewing the women rag-pickers working there‚ visiting their slums‚ meeting with the social workers of Street Mukti Sangathan‚ studying the problems faced by these women and also keeping a track of their progress. I used personal interviewing of women rag pickers‚ their boss (the person to whom they sold their collected rags)‚ the social

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    management is likely to become a critical issue in the coming years. Rag pickers play an important‚ but usually unrecognised role in the waste management system of Indian cities. They collect garbage in search of recyclable items that can be sold to scrap merchant (paper‚ plastic‚ tin...). This activity require no skills and is a source of income for a growing number of urban poor. There are two types of scrap-collectors: the rag pickers‚ mostly women‚ who collect garbage on dumping grounds‚ in residential

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    Sustainability of Human Rights with Special Reference to Child Rights: A Case Study of Rag Pickers in Cuttack City Abstract Dillip Kumar Mallik The discourse on rights is evolving with time. The rights of the Rag Pickers as part of the broad rights discourse have assumed significance in contemporary times. My Ph.D research is located within the rights framework. Rag Pickers are those children we can find out them in railway station‚ municipality areas‚ bus stand‚ industries areas‚ garbage and

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    Rag-picking: The Unrecognised People India’s flourishing urbanization brings the problem of waste management. As urbanization is increasing the amount of waste is increasing at a high pace and waste management is likely to become a serious problem in the coming days. Rag pickers play an important‚ but usually silent role in the waste management system of Indian cities. In search of recyclable items they search garbage that can be sold to scrap merchant (paper‚ plastic‚ tin etc).This activity

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    make sure he doesn’t do evil himself. If he uses evil in the pursuit of justice‚ he is no better than the evil he is fighting. This idea is true and can be proven through character and plot from The Rag and Bone Shop by Robert Cormier and in “The Possibility of Evil” by Shirley Jackson. In novel The Rag and Bone Shop by Robert Cormier there is one specific character that fights monsters and becomes one along the way. Trent is an interrogation officer that works in Highgate‚ Vermont. Trent fights “monsters”

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    Patience Jones November 12‚ 2012 Short Story Corrections Everything Matters Everything Matters “Shay! How are you?” asked Leah. Leah and Shay were cousins‚ but they acted like sisters. Shay and Leah lived together and were both in college. Shay had just gotten back from a vacation in Cuba. Shay hugged Leah and said‚ “I’m doing okay. I feel a little down lately.” Shay frowned. “Well‚ how was your trip?” asked Leah. Shay just shrugged and waved her off then went into the house. Later

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    “A neighbor saw the Negro man admit him at the kitchen door at dusk on evening.” Homer Barron had been gone a little over a week and‚ expecting him to return‚ we didn’t put much thought into his sudden departure but‚ in those days following the departure of the cousins‚ Miss Emily seemed distraught. We all just figured she was a little nervous about marrying Homer and all‚ but what we didn’t know at the time was that her cousins had told her not to be to upset if he deserted her just like her sweetheart

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    The Saffron Picker The Saffron Picker by Judith Beveridge is a reflective poem that explores the themes of time and balance. Using the Buddhist sense of detachment and compassion Beveridge delves into the mind of a saffron picker‚ whose minute existence is used to explore the aforementioned themes. Through Beveridge’s short poem‚ the reader learns of the woman’s struggle to feed her family and how‚ to feed them she must put in hours of work picking crocuses to make saffron. Beveridge’s voice in The

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    In a Rush to Grow up A year ago all I could think about was‚ what could be any better than being an adult. I had just been a year into my volunteering for Silver Cord (a school volunteer program) when I begun to think I was capable of working‚ because I enjoyed being able to give back to the community through Silver Cord. I needed something that would give me the chance to work weekly in the same environment. I thought work could grant me the pass to become a responsible adult. When I was hired

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    Saffron picker analysis ‘The Saffron Picker’ in Judith Beverages poetry anthology Wolf Notes explores the idea of injustice and inequality in a third world country from a first world point of view. This idea is conveyed through the examination of a poor saffron picking family. Feelings of sympathy towards this family only supported by a mother is conveyed through the use of imagery‚ metaphors and meaningful language. ‘To produce I kilogram of saffron it is necessary to pick 150‚000 crocuses’.

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