Children in poverty make up thirty-nine percent of the population, and most of these children do not receive a good education because their parents cannot afford to send them to anything but a public school. This paper will discuss the education of children under twelve years of age who are in pove...

Muhammad Yunus grew up in Chittagong, the largest port city in Bangladesh. His father was a jeweler. His mother was a strong influence on Yunus, always giving money to the poor relatives who visited from distant villages. "It was she," says Yunus, "who helped me discover my interest i...

Discrimination and prejudice Prejudice is an attitude concerning the way people think about others. It comes from the Latin 'pre-judicare', or to pre-judge people. It means to hold an opinion about someone without having any evidence to justify it. Very often, there is evidence that a person's pre...