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Fiat currency and the Gold Standard By historical definition currency has either been backed by an asset (i.e. gold) or backed by government guarantee in credit, which is essentially just promise of value. Money being backed by gold or other assets has consistently retained its value and inflation rate. On the other hand, “fiat currency” (money not guaranteed in value by physical commodity) has shown to be more elastic to cater to economic needs. There are cons as well: gold is a very scarce…

A feminist is someone who believes in the complete and total equality of the sexes. So why are people ostracized if they label themselves as one in the twenty first century? The thought that people, regardless of gender, should be treated as equals should not be as radical of an idea as it is. Feminism is a very necessary movement that aims to empower both men and woman, regardless of society’s views to the contrary. Feminism is typically classified into three waves. Early feminism focused on…

According to the Pew Research Center, the wage gap allows for all women to earn less than white men by an average of 78 cents to a white man’s dollar. This rate decreases for non-Asian women of color, with Hispanic women earning the lowest at 58 cents for a man’s dollar. As for men of color, all earn less than white men, except for Asian men, who actually earn an average $1.17 for every white man’s dollar. Closing the gap would allow…

Fad diets What does women scare of? Every women in this world, if not everyone then, most women is afraid of one things, it the weigh scale. When walking on the weigh scale, it could change very easily. When you eat, after you eat, when you did not eat, the weight could change. Walking on the street, there are eyes that look at you differently, the eyes that judge you, when you gain so much weight. When that happen people would want to lose weight and the fastest way is to use fad diets, diets…

2017) NBT Tax - 2% , Highest Levy for some key raw materials: .Eg. wheat powder 140 per cent of CIF and sugar 55 per cent of CIF (Times, the Sunday, 2015) Economy of scale: comparing to other countries, Sri Lanka is a small country with 22Mn population 50% of them fall under pauper…

President John F. Kennedy delivered a speech on the Efforts that America was making towards space exploration. This speech came at a time when countries were competing to dominate space exploration. Many Americans felt that America was lagging behind other countries like Russia (Douglas). This speech was meant to reassure Americans that the country was still pursuing space exploration. This paper describes President John F. Kennedy’s argument in this speech. It also describes the audience that…

is an illegal immigrant, or every black person is a drug dealer. Marianne Bertrand, a Belgian economist, found that “changing the names on résumés to those that are traditionally white or black affects call-backs for jobs. White-sounding names were 50 percent more likely to get called for an initial interview … whites with better résumés were 30 percent more likely to get a call-back than whites with worse résumés, but for blacks, more experience only increased call-backs by 9 percent”…

Water shortages and droughts have been huge social, economic, and political issues in Australia. As the world’s driest habitable continent, Australia’s water use and management has and will continue to be among the most contentious issues facing the federal and state governments, as well as the public. Research indicates that Australians are, per capita, the biggest consumers of water in the world. When discussing water usage in Australia, one also has to consider the related issue of water…

attending school regularly. For example, Half the Sky discussed a study that was conducted in Kenya which found that deworming students lead to a decrease in absenteeism by a quarter. This process is cost-effective because deworming can cost as low as 50 cents per student. Along with deworming, bribery has been proved to increase the attendance of girls in…

The study of 2,000 Brits found that the average wardrobe contains 152 items, but only 44% per cent of these are worn regularly. On average, 57 items are also left unworn, 16 items are only worn once, and 11 still have tags on, so have never been worn at all! In fact, 1 in 20 of us has over 50 items in our closets with the tags still on, while 1 in 8 own more than 300 items of clothing! Despite these facts, one in 20 adults will complain that…