The concept of poverty is multidimensional; there are economic, social and political perspectives to it. From the economic point of view, poverty includes deprivation of basic necessities for living like food, clothing and shelter, unemployment, indebtedness, low educational status, low income and lack of access to quality health care. Poverty from the social perspective is …
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INTRODUCTION We live in an era where mental health is significantly trampled upon owing to the wide-ranging grip social media has on human beings. Social media in its real sense was created to achieve four fundamental purposes: Information, Education, Entertainment and Marketing. However, as much as these four elements suggest a positive impact on the …
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I asked my elder brother for help when I wanted to write this essay. I had to ask almost five to six times if I am not mistaken, why? Because he was always busy with his phone. I would remember bugging him, asking him how I should do this? How should I do that? All …
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A famous writer that goes by the name Eli Khamarov once said, “Poverty is like punishment for a crime you did not commit”. Having wined and dined with poverty for most of my life, I can attest to the trueness of his words. The childhood of the average human ought to be filled with a …
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“My friends literally live on my phone.” This was a statement I so proudly said each time I rummaged through my things in search of my phone, or when I stay on the phone for hours, my fingers dancing on the keypads in chatting. So, times when I was asked why I was always in …
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