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1.3.1. From Welfare to Empowerment Approach in Poverty Conceptualisation: - Having conceptualized poverty it is important to note two distinctions in understanding poverty concepts. The first is between extensive and intensive growth. Extensive growth has occurred for millennia in most parts of the world with the aggregate output rising, with the expansion of the population that has taken place over the period of time. Per capita income was however relatively low and stagnant during this phase.…

untold that might have been useful to the historiography. Nearly 10 years after Alfred Crosby’s theory has been proposed, author Soma Hewa sheds a new light on the how the medical system is affected with consideration of ECI spread of diseases to Sri Lanka. This narrative gives a geographical analysis and also political point of view as to how economical policies of the colonizers are addressing epidemic…

he interviews many people who have found a balance between doing something that matters to them and doing something to help others. One of these stories is about a woman by the name of Esther Benjamin. Esther was born in a small village of Sri Lanka in May 1969. Her dad was a Methodist minister and Old Testament theologian and her mother had a college education and was a very talented athlete. In an area of the world where simply speaking English classifies you as educated these…

In the book, Ethan Watters intents to show how over the last years, typically American conceptions of mental illness have been exported to the rest of the world. According to Watters, the DSM (the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders), also referred sometimes as the “bible” of the profession, and it has become the worldwide standard. In his book, Watters brings his argument with four different case studies that give an insight of the…

Ethical Issues Regarding HEMAS Medicals’ Price Strategy Hemas Holdings Plc was established by Sheikh Hasannally Esufally on December 10 of 1948 and is headquartered in Colombo, Sri Lanka. Hemas Holdings Plc operates as an investment holding company. The company through its auxiliaries engages in the business of investment activities, provides administration and management services to customers. It engages in five diversified businesses such as Healthcare, Fast Moving Consumer Goods,…

1. What is the point of origin? Buddhism came from Northern India in the 5th century. It has to do with Siddhartha Gautama, also known as Buddha which means "Awakened" or "Enlightened One". It is said that he is the person that started this all. Siddhartha is said to have seen the people in our world suffering and wanted to try and find a solution. He found a solution by meditating and using analysis, and by doing so he was able to reach an enlightened state that helped end the suffering of…

carried out among nationally representative sample of school going adolescents aged 12-16years determined the cut-off values for the self reported version of SDQ. According to the study the comparison of the British cut-off points with suggested Sri Lanka cut-off points showed that he normal range had not changed, while the upper margin of the borderline score shifted one point away (18 to 19). The lower margin of the abnormal score changed from 20 to…

TASK 1 TASK 2 When a company is introducing a new product to a particular country, there is a growing demand for that product as it is a new product to that particular market. But after some time, when the demand increases resulting a growth in sales it stops at a certain point. Then it starts to decrease as a result of the excess supply level. When the demand goes down, it stops at a certain established level. From there the manufacturer can start to launch programs to develop the product…

Conflict was present between various ethnic groups long before the instatement of independence and partition of Ceylon from British rule. From 1815 when Britain first began to build plantations on the island, to 1948 when it finally gained independence from it’s mother country, Ceylon had been a pillar for industrialization and development. In fact, it was no stranger to colonialism for before the British had taken over, it was the Dutch, and before the Dutch, there were the Portuguese. Four…

The Ramayana is one of the greatest myths in India that eventually spread all over South-east Asia. Bulbul Sharma is an artist and a writer who retold this story. What makes this story fascinating is that this story emphasizes about Dharma or duty that causes Rama, an avatar of Vishnu and son of Queen Kaushalya, to be in exile in order to defeat Ravana. Ravana is a demon who plans to silence the gods and dominate heaven. During Rama’s exile, he tries to deceive Rama through his uncle…