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    Yoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline which originated in India. The origins of yoga have been speculated to be around fifth and sixth century BCE. Yoga gurus from India later introduced yoga to the west, following the success of Swami Vivekananda in the late 19th century. Since then yoga has been working as a torch bearer for Indian culture in the west. Hence, any amount spend on yoga day celebration helps in glorifying Indian culture. Hence, expenditure on yoga day is fully…

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    In the 1776 revolution was a big topic swirling around the colonies. There were two different groups of people during this time, people who wanted to revolt and people who wanted to stay loyal to the King. In 1776 Thomas Paine wrote a brochure called Common Sense. This was a way for him to try and inspire the people of the colonies to join in the idea that revolution was the only way that the colonies could thrive in a society that wasn 't going to treat them unfairly. The ideas that Thomas…

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    Welfarism The word ‘welfarism’ as a midway between capitalism and socialism is said to have been “coined by the British economist John Hicks, and introduced into contemporary debate about social justice by Amartya Sen; and connotes that the distribution of economic goods is evaluated by the effect it has on the welfare of the persons concerned” (Web 29/03/2017). In a similar way, Omoregbe in his book, Social – Political Philosophy, states that “welfarism as a ‘midway’ between capitalism and…

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    also as a means of social recognition. In other words, it represents the most used common characteristics among the people within the given community through their language, religion, lifestyle, artistic expressions and so on. Indian Philosopher Amartya Sen states about “it is a mix that everyone experiences in his life through meetings, travel or migration, reading, projects, and examinations. All cultures are hybrid, mixed, infused” . This cultural diversity is considered as a meaningful…

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    III. Critical Response to Alice H. Amsden’s Thesis At the heart of Escape from Empire, Amsden explains how shifts in American policy between the First and Second American Empire were a detriment to the development of the Third World. More specifically, Amsden’s thesis is that because of American policy rigidity, the Third World could be better suited for development if it cultivates self-determined policy. It is from this dichotomy between progressively driven policies and ideologically driven…

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    Further, humanan development as an actor in economic growth should be properly managed to achieve the development and it cannot be merely achieved automatically (Bhanojirao, 1991). Amartya Sen explores poverty in terms of capability deprivation, therefore his attention was on capabilities of the people in eradicating poverty (Sen, 1983). In most cases of poverty alleviation attempts the concentration is drawn on assets and the ability of individuals of meeting assets, therefore poverty can be…

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    The foundational structure of Americans lies in the education system. By law, each citizen must be enrolled in a state-approved educational system- private, public, home- by time they reach a certain age. It is through the schooling system that children being interacting with their peers and learning about the way that the world works, but this system is flawed. The Declaration of Independence asserts that all men [sic] are created equal; however, this promised ideal has failed. All people are…

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    would have a good understanding of what is happening around the world. Furthermore, Kenny uses examples from sophisticated people to support his thesis and make his analysis credibility stronger. In specific, Kenny gives information that economist Amartya Sen has shown about the lack of food vs. lack of money to buy food, and also quotes something that President Bill Clinton had concluded about food aid programs and how the programs had effected Haiti’s decrease in their rice crop…

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    In the ancient city of Athens, Greece, there was once a discussion of great importance held between some good friends. This discussion was so important because it was the first recorded debate over the meaning of something many of us wouldn’t think to question in modern times: justice. One would not know most of the participants in the conversation by name, that is, except for one notable philosopher: Socrates. The discourse between Socrates and his friends was documented by a student of his,…

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    Singer on the duty of giving to the poor Introduction When do we know that is right to give help to someone? How do we estimate the exact amount to give in terms of aid to the poverty stricken individuals? They are some of the important questions that Peter Singer tries to explain in his moral stand on our duty to give. The purpose of the paper is to offer a critical explanation of Singer’s position on how much and why we should support those in need as well as evaluating the…

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