Fernando Henrique Cardoso

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    there was the concern of the impoverished becoming dependent upon the government for cash. Second, the worry of the poor not knowing how to allocate resources well, thus policymakers knew what the poor needed the most. This last criticism quite ignorant because it assumes that the poor would blow all their money on drugs, alcohol, and other wasteful items. For the former criticism, analysis shows that there is simply no evidence of a culture of dependence, and that to prove such there needs to be “broad and pervasive influences across many different values, beliefs and attitudes” . For the latter, this is completely unreasonable. Lula and his advisers knew that these arguments ignorant, for Lula himself knew them to be false. In the 1990s, Cardoso tried an anti-poverty program that would distribute goods in the past, but this was extremely complicated and required a bureaucracy that was prone to corruption. Not only that, but it was extremely inefficient and expensive. Additionally, Lula, having been raised from a very poor family, knew that the poor would spend responsibly and use it on goods that they truly need, especially when it was given to mothers . Indeed, Edward Glaeser, a professor of economics at Harvard University, confirms that cash…

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    The Fernando Meirelles' City of God offers an assortment of clarifications for the brutality it portrays, however at last exhibits viciousness - inside the city and inside its characters - as something past representation, understanding, or escape. Intentions are proposed, however, appeared to be lacking to represent the level and pervasiveness of brutality. Contrasting options to viciousness are enunciated, just to be undermined. The formal procedures embraced by the City of God are themselves…

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    Prison Break Satire

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    Everybody believed that Michael Scofield (Wentworth Miller) already died in the finale episode of “Prison Break” Season 4. However, it came as a big surprise when the coming of “Prison Break” Season 5 was announced. As 2017 is about to come, here are the five important details we know so far about the much-awaited TV series. Original Characters Coming In ‘Prison Break’ Season 5 Of course, “Prison Break” Season 5 won’t be complete without the original characters. Aside from Michael Scofield,…

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    San Fernando Valley Community Mental Health Center, Inc. http://www.movinglivesforward.org 1. The type of prevention is: Secondary Prevention a. This agency provides secondary prevention to its cliental because it primarily focuses on a high-risk population: people with serious emotional disorders, severe and persistent mental illness. 2. The main functions of this agency are to: ease clients into everyday life by helping them reach their highest potential, offer individualized and…

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    Chatsworth, California resides in the northwestern corner of the San Fernando Valley, bordered by the Santa Susana mountains to the north, Porter Ranch and Northridge to the east, Winnetka, West Hills, and Canoga Park to the south, and Simi Valley and Ventura County to the west. Around 8,000 years ago, Chatsworth was originally inhabited by several different Native American tribes: the Tongva-Fernandeno, Chumash-Venturano, and the Tataviam-Fernandeno. Stoney Point was the home of the…

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    For example, recently in Simi Valley, there have been many worried people especially mothers of young children that expressed their sincere concern and demanded to know what was going on with their surroundings, since they, the mothers of children, started to notice that many young children were getting diagnosed with childhood cancers that were rare. They wanted further and deeper examinations being done on the land near the Santa Susana Field Laboratory located in the hills above Simi Valley…

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    awareness of services available to local communities would enable a pathway to healthcare stability. If more undocumented residents of the San Fernando Valley were to obtain legal status, this would surge work potential, stable housing and ability to qualify for federal and state assistance if needed. Once individuals have their basic needs met, (food, shelter and clothing), they can work toward focusing on their health and wellbeing. With the development of adequate bilingual services, an…

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    Judith Francisca Baca

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    The Great Wall of Los Angeles is one of the longest murals that exists in history. The great wall was built in the year of 1976 with a team of many youths, artists, and historians that collaborated under the direction of very well-known Chicana artist Judith Francisca Baca. Judith wanted to make sure that the young people understood the artwork they created. Therefore, historians, scholars, ethnologists and community members met with participants throughout the process. The objective was to…

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    United States, that brought the military to power. Until 1985, Brazil's presidents all came from the armed forces. In 1985, Tancredo de Almeida Neves was elected president. Neves died before his inauguration, and the vice president, José Sarney, became president. The 1989 elections were the first since 1960 in which Brazilians voted directly for the president. Fernando Collor de Mello won the presidency after a runoff election but was impeached in 1992 on charges of corruption. He resigned and…

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    Slavery In Brazil

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    The plan consisted of a new currency aimed to the U.S. dollar, a strict monetary policy, a severe fiscal adjustment that had a nine percent reduction in federal spending and a tax increase of five percent. Immediately prices began to stabilize. With the annual inflation falling from 2,730 percent in 1993 to about 18 percent in 1995. Cardoso started privatizing some state owned enterprises and gradually opened the Brazilian economy to foreign trade and investment. For a few years, these policies…

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