Are children better off in nuclear or extended families? Children are worse off living in extended families where their paternal grandfather is head of the household than in nuclear families. But they are better off living in households that include their grandmother. These are the conclusions of new research by Lena Edlund and Aminur Rahman‚ which explores household structures and child outcomes in Bangladesh. Their findings will be presented at the Royal Economic Society’s Annual Conference this
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Martin Luther King inspired me in many different ways. A little information on Martin Luther King‚ he was an African American who wanted to be treated equally and stop segregation and discrimination. Martin Luther King did multiple marches and said many speeches to show his point and to protest against segregation and of course discrimination. Martin Luther King’s most famous speech was the “ I have a Dream” speech which he said in front of two hundred and fifty thousand Americans at the Lincoln
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estimated shipping costs ($/barrel) from the six plants to the three waste disposal sites are shown in Table 1. Waste Disposal Site Plant A. Whitewater B. Los Canos C. Duras 1. Kingsport $12 $15 $17 2. Danville 14 9 10 3. Macon 13 20 11 4. Selma 17 16 19 5. Columbus 7 14 12 6. Allentown 22 16 18 Table 1: Estimated Shipping Costs from Plant to Waste Disposal Site The waste generated by the plants represents the supply for the transportation model and is shown in Table 2. The model’s demand
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Plant | Whitewater | Los Canos | Duras | Kingsport | $12 | $15 | $17 | Danville | 14 | 9 | 10 | Macon | 13 | 20 | 11 | Selma | 17 | 16 | 19 | Columbus | 7 | 14 | 12 | Allentown | 22 | 16 | 18 | The plants generate the following amounts of waste products each week: Plant | Waste per Week (bbl) | Kingsport | 35 | Danville | 26 | Macon | 42 | Selma | 53 | Columbus | 29 | Allentown | 38 | The three waste disposal sites at Whitewater‚ Los Canos and Duras can accommodate a
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1964 segregation had become outlawed nationwide. Despite segregation being outlawed many African-Americans still found that they were having their voting rights infringed on. On March 7‚ 1965‚ led by Martin Luther King‚ Jr.‚ 600 citizens marched from Selma to Montgomery. They were met with an act of violence from state police. In response to the events that took place that day President Johnson held a speech titled ‘The
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most of these movements did not achieve or fully achieve their objectives. In the later years‚ of the civil rights movement many cases took a sharp turn. Martin Luther King played a huge part in it‚ from events like :the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ to Selma‚ to the March on Washington. During the civil rights movement‚ Martin Luther King Jr. captured the attention of the nation with his philosophy and commitment to the method of nonviolent resistance. According to Dr. King‚ nonviolence was the only
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pursue the American dream. The most important civil rights leader during the time was Martin Luther King Jr.‚ and the most important event that took place during the movement was the fight to gain equality in voting rights for blacks‚ that escalated in Selma‚ Alabama. During the Civil Rights Movement‚ Martin Luther King Jr. was the foremost contributor to the African American’s fight to obtain equality. He was a very influential speaker‚ and became the main figure among black civil rights leaders.
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An example was the Selma Campaign in 1965‚ which became a significant campaign. Marches from Selma to Montgomery‚ which had been banned by the Federal Court‚ was led by Martin Luther King. On one march the marchers were met by State Troops and so King led them in prayer and marched them back to Selma. This cost the support of many King’s younger supporters‚ but the Selma Campaign was still a success. This led to the introduction of the Voters’
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The nonviolent approach to the movement was upheld in the South to set a moral tone for the movement‚ (Wehr‚ 1968‚ p. 67). Examples of nonviolent protests can include the Montgomery Bus Boycott‚ the Greensboro sit-in‚ the March from Selma to Montgomery‚ and many more demonstrations utilized in the Civil Rights Movement‚ (Wehr‚ 1968‚ p. 74). This was because it was felt that if the movement remained nonviolent‚ the Civil Rights Movement would appeal to more people‚ as it would connect
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to gain their rights (blacks). He says‚ “...Then take a look around to Selma‚ Alabama- You may leave here for four days in space- But when you return its the same old place” (31-33). This shows the problems of how blacks were struggling during this era for equal rights‚ such as voting. Selma‚ as seen in the song‚ was the key town in which African Americans sought to gain their voting rights where they started a march to Selma in order to gain attention from president Lyndon Johnson (Yardley). The
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