Determination of HDI
The HDI is one of many methods of determining human development, first introduced by the United Nations Program. It does not only focus on a country's economic wealth instead it looks at social, cultural and welfare criteria in a order to determine a country's quality of life.
HDI is calculated by using three factors chosen by the UN. These can be seen below:
1. Average life expectancy
2. Adult literacy rate
3. Income (GDP per capita)
These three indicators are combined and a rank is calculated from the highest (1.0) to the lowest (0) HDI. For example Canada which has the highest HDI of 0.961 has the highest GDP of US$21,916. The adult literacy rate
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The difference between the value achieved by a country and the maximum possible value shows how far the country has to reach. For example Ethiopia has to travel further (0.708) to reach up to Canada, compared to France which has a difference of 0.014 HDI.
(b) Examine the Problems of Defining Development (20)
Different phrases and words have been used to try and describe differences between countries e.g. developed and developing, first world and third world, and more recently MEDCs and LEDCs. Development is very difficult to define as it has a wide range of meanings and has therefore been used in a variety of ways, by different people or organizations at different times. For example, geographers will link development with improvements in human welfare e.g. greater wealth, better education and health, whereas others would measure development in terms of HDI (human development index).
Normally when we look at the world we live in, we compare it with our own level of advancement and come to the conclusion that we are better off, have a better standard of living. Whereas when we think about the 'Third World' we maintain our 'eurocentric' attitudes. For example when we look at problems in the developing countries we try and relate the problems to our own when they are not on the same scale.
In 1980 the Brandt Report divided the world into
We all have a worldview, a set of lenses used to view all of life and reality. Our individual
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but who also very few times defined it as such. In the book that I researched,
Why do humans have different perspectives throughout this whole universe? Humans were created to have different perspectives so this world could be different. In today’s society, some people are changing the world by charity,donation and some are causing by doing drugs, smoking and much more. In Shelley's Frankenstein and Toni Bambara’s “Raymond’s Run” the characters show remorse and passion in their lives.
Every individual has a unique and distinct personality that allows them to experience the world in their own way. However, despite our differences, people often share similar episodes with other members of society, which would imply that the social or physical environment around us has a powerful effect on the perceptions humans create. With this in mind, it is important to understand that the awareness of our environment is often dictated by biases comparable to an author writing his own story. This concept is first explored in Malcolm Gladwell’s, “The Power of Context”, where the author discusses how the social environment that a person comes from plays an essential role in shaping their behavior. Tim O’Brien offers a different perspective
When I look out into the world it does not take long for me to realize that we are all different in a plethora of different ways. We all grow up in many different societies and
Based on my life I have seen many different things because I have two different cultural backgrounds. I was born in the United States, but my family is from Iraq and we are first generation immigrants to the United States. I am the first child in my family to be born in the United States I am the 11th child in my family I have 6 sisters and 4 brothers almost all, but two were born in Iraq. One of my older sisters was born in a refugee camp in Saudi Arabia when my parent fled Iraq. I have been to many countries and have had my mind opened to many different cultures and the way it may affect each society and in turn changed my life.
The difference between our world to their world is that we dont make clones or are clones to run our society or are our society. They explain what were
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If you’ve been in this world and conceived the concept of living in it, you know
The definition given here is somewhat qualitative in nature because there is not yet an accepted, rigorous definition. At issue is how to
Appearance and reality are so common in our world today that cause us to be cautious and to not easily believe everything we perceive or hear. We can relate to our real world to murderers we have in our world. For example, where policemen and detectives investigate a crime scene they are driven to collect evidence that leads them to gather suspects who may appear to have committed the crime. Ideally, when the truth is buried they need to dig up the truth so it can be exposed. With this in mind, we are aware of the people who surrounds us because we can’t go out peacefully out of our houses or the people who we pass by. So we no longer have freedom because of the fear that some people live such as not letting the children play outside easily. Since we were children our parents have taught us the dangers of the outside world since not always a captivated, tender face is reliable what matters is what is inside of them which they portray with actions. We can relate with one of our friends saying something to us or want to show to that certain person, but turns around and says something completely different to other people except in front of you.
People view the world in a variety of different ways due to customs, thoughts, beliefs, and life styles. Each factor contributes to the development of one’s worldview, either formed individually or through a group. Some of these influencing factors include: language, culture, and religion.
As diverse characters of the planet, we entirely perceive our surroundings through our very own paradigm, which is shaped based on identity. When seeing the world through a paradigm one is effectively viewing and interpreting through a certain filter. For example, if a scientist is observing an art piece, he may not be able to perceive it through the artist’s paradigm and in order to be a critic of the art, he must understand what the illustrator is trying to portray. Because art can vary from a detailed painting in such dull colors to a bright coloured rectangle, and to look at it through a scientific paradigm he will not understand the story behind the art piece. This rectangle could represent someone’s entire life, as would the detailed painting. And for one to view it through an extremely different paradigm, they may not see past the ‘pretty picture’ or ‘plain rectangle’.