Poverty in the Philippines Essay

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    In chapter 19, America underwent economic debacle and political cataclysm. In early 19th century, Most Americans didn’t know about the poverty until the Muckraking journalism exposed in 1890. In order to resolve urban poverty, Jane Addams established the first settlement house in Chicago, and some settlement house grew into the vanguard for urban reform. Since the many organizations like the settlement house were founded by women, the New Woman appeared for their autonomy and equality of gender.…

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    Teaching was her first profession, but that was when she was still in the Philippines. As of now, she finds passion in taking care of the elderly. She is married and has given birth to three children and one of them is my mother, her only daughter. Raising a family has been a real struggle for my grandparents considering that they married at an early age. My grandfather had to leave his family behind in the Philippines to stabilize their financial problems. My grandmother, on the other hand,…

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    Supposedly, this surplus is not enough to fed 795 million people in the world who are undernourished. This is the issue of Malnutrition and World Hunger, which creates social disturbance, and economic instability in the developing countries, resulting poverty inclines. World hunger is a chronic problem in most of the developing countries. Hunger is not only a physical circumstance; it is an exhaust on the economic growth, and a threat to global food security. With such international conflicts,…

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    Stockton’s Little Manila Immigration has been a substantial part of American history. It was through the backs and hard work ethic emulated by immigrants that embody what we call the American dream of success and prosperity in life. It was through this dream that Filipino Americans sought to acquire and accomplish throughout their ongoing struggle within the years before and after World War II. The population of the United States as a whole is one that is vast and truly diverse. In a…

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    Public Health in the Philippines: The Issue The recent catastrophe of Typhoon Haiyan has exposed countless issues of waste-water management and basic sanitation in the Philippines. Being an environment always on the brink of flooding and large, unpredictable ocean waves, one would think that the infrastructure in the country would match the very environment in which it exists. Unfortunately, such is not a reality, and it is largely the fault of American business corporations cheaply…

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    Rizal urges to the youth to pursue freedom, and to free themselves from the burden of ignorance. According to Fr. Schumacher, his poem reveals a sense of loyalty to Spain, but Rizal makes it clear that the Philippines, not Spain, is the True…

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    I am a foreigner, but I feel at home here. I was born in the Philippines, a very different country from the U.S. Having spent most of my life in this small, poverty-stricken country, my perspective on life and culture is different. On September 2nd, 2009, my family and I immigrated to America, leaving everything behind to chase the American Dream. My parents have always been supportive of their four children, striving to establish a better life and finding the best opportunities for us. The…

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    family – with over 20 aunts and uncles, and having nearly 70 first cousins. My mother and one of my two brothers currently live with us. Although this is not common in the United States, this living arrangement is seen through most households in the Philippines. Filipino culture prides itself with the characteristic of close family ties. Prioritizing this aspect of my culture and having my current living arrangement gives me peace of mind and allows me to feel secure knowing there will always be…

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    because China has lower wages, and that is the second part to Weber’s locational theory, labor costs. The other countries located in Southeast Asia include Malaysia and the Philippines all have cheap labor costs. As for Mexico it has many similarities to the China situation and other countries such as Malaysia and the Philippines. While it does not lower its currency rate as to compete with the United States, it does have cheap labor costs much like the Southeast Asian countries.While not in…

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    Canadian Social Work Understandings Understanding on the Comparisons Perusing the various Canadian literature and comparing them to my past experiences in child protection enlightened me to the differences in practices between the First world and the third world as created and influenced by Western concepts and practices. First, social workers are bestowed with high power that it must be used with caution. The use of power by the social worker contributes and influences how the interaction…

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