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Zakat: A Tool for Poverty Alleviation
The zakat, or involuntary almsgiving, is a means by which Islam attempt to address poverty. The concept of zakat may be strange to anyone who is not familiar with the Islamic religion. . . . The zakat is not unique in ... -
Zero Hunger: President Luiz Inacio "Lula" da Silva's Bold Reform of Public Assistance in Brazil
This paper seeks to better understand the existing programs that comprise Fome Zero and how the current programs have positively impacted the impoverished in Brazil. Because of the program's weaknesses, this paper also ... -
A Zero Sum Game: Equitable Distribution of Organ Transplants
The transplantation of organs represents an extraordinary medical breakthrough and has positively impacted the lives of many. However, the supply of transplantable organs is inadequate to provide treatment for everyone who ... -
The Zuckerberg Effect: A Case Study in Community and Educational Reform in Newark, New Jersey
This paper first establishes the educational and attainment gaps in Newark in comparison to the rest of New Jersey, and then articulates the complementary issues from outside the classroom and in the community. These gaps ... -
δ13C and δ18O Analyses of Carbonate Concretions and Nodules and the Evidence for a Cretaceous Greenhouse (thesis)
The Aptian-Albian Torok Formation and Nanushuk Formation rocks of Slope Mountain, also known as the Marmot Syncline, have been interpreted to represent shallow marine, deltaic, and fluvial depositional environments. ... -
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Chaucer has given us an array of femininity unsurpassed by any other poet. From every walk in life he drew his heroines and in every conceivable color he painted them. . . . A comprehensive study of all of Chaucer's ...