Refractive index

At least half of the global population live in poverty with half of this population living in complete destitution, living on a dollar a day and at risk of death by starvation or disease. One billion people live without access to safe drinking water and two billion people live with no sanitation. (Ukpere, 2014) Global poverty is an increasing problem in the world and the goal of ending poverty is elusive. Solutions to poverty cannot be based exclusively on economic policies as there are both…

Today’s society is ruled by a rigid ideal of how a woman should look, think, and act. This ideal is perpetuated and drilled into the malleable minds of girls from birth by both the people they are raised around and the things they watch, read, and listen to. The way women are represented in movies, television, literature, music, and magazines is drastically different than the representation of men in the same places. When young girls go to the store with their parents and are standing in line at…

We have talked a lot about political institutions as a way for a country to increase per capita income, and although that is very important, economic institutions are often as big of a factor. I’m a strong believe that in order to see sustained increase in development strong political institutions need to be in place. With that being said economic institutions play a huge role in the long-term success of sustained development. In Friedman’s Capitalism and Freedom, he argues that economic freedom…

An Index is a term for a set of variables used as a measure for a more abstract concept. Public Administrators will often find it helpful to use several indicators to form a single measure. The GDP (Gross Domestic Product) is classic example of this. It is…

Women and politics seem to have never gone together. This ultimatum is present in many societies throughout the world. However, the severity of such claim is seemingly dependent upon a country’s overall development. This paper will discuss the link between women participation in politics and a country’s overall economic success. This study investigates two African countries that each share a similar gross domestic product (GDP). These countries are Kenya and Ethiopia. A country with a high GDP…

Income inequality’s dictionary definition is an event in which income is distributed in an uneven manner amongst a population. Income inequality is a large problem in the United States. But the U.S. has the tools to fix this issue; it just needs to be addressed correctly. Currently an issue in the U.S. is the great wealth divide. A wealth divide is a barrier between the people seen as “poor” or less financially stable and the people seen as “rich” or those who have a better grasp on wealth and…

Air pollution has become a major problem in the Greater Los Angeles Area. The air quality has become so terrible here that Los Angeles is leading the United States in the worst air quality. To illustrate this, Imam from CNN has stated that “Los Angeles [is] coming in at No. 1 for ozone pollution” (Imam, April 2016). This allows a striking comparison to others cities. However, ozone pollution is only one of several things that can make up air pollution. Pollution control authorities in my…

Youth Theatre is defined by the National Association Youth Drama 2014 as ‘a safe place that supports young people by using group or ensemble drama approaches. Contributing to the artistic, personal and social development of young people through their commitment and voluntary participation ‘. Therefore Youth theatre groups promote different approaches, which have equivalent focuses such as the development of theatre skills or personal development in order to provide beneficial educational values.…

For example, if you make $100,000 in Indianapolis, you would need to make $104,869 in Richmond to have the same living standards. That is, the cost of living in Richmond is higher than the cost of living in Indianapolis. http://www.homefair.com/homefair/calc/salcalc.html?type=to Now, back to our class objective: We are interested in the economy as a whole and how we can adjust dollar values for the economy as a whole for inflation (rather than from state to state…) For example, back…

countries overseas, however, there are some things that big businesses could do to decrease the toll that sweatshops have on the environment. They could begin to build their factories in places that are already urbanized to avoid more unnecessary deforestation. They could bring in healthcare and environmental professionals for seasonal or annual inspections of the people and the environment surrounding them. They could also provide their workers with amenities like clean water at work, and maybe…