Essays on Ripe

China’s Economic Trends

China is an emerging economy with a GDP of $13.98 trillion and a per capita income of $10,165 (2016). The Chinese economy the biggest after U.S.’s by GDP and the largest by purchasing power parity. China is considered a tiger economy because of its rapid economic growth during the past three decades and has recorded an average growth rate of 9.91% between 1979 and 2010. Currently, the economy is growing at an average annual rate of 6.7% (Wildau and Mitchell). In the past few years, China’s market for wine has expanded dramatically. Wine consumption is a ...

Buddhism is a way of life that has always fascinated me. The principles of Buddhism and the philosophical elements have always attracted me to know more about the religion. This paper is an effort to elaborate why Buddhism is of interest to me as a student in religious studies. Buddha Shakyamuni is believed to be the founder of Buddhism. He lived and preached in the Indian subcontinent some two thousand five hundred years back. From that time onwards, a huge number of people from around the world have adopted the unpolluted spiritual route of Buddhism and the preaching based ...

Executive Summary

Financial planning is both a science and an art. To properly determine the viable asset allocation for each individual, their time horizon and life goals are given prime consideration. In this case, the near retirement couple would be suitable for investments that provide a fixed return. Since they expect to derive income from their retirement fund, it should likewise be able to create a positive fixed income stream. Meanwhile, the risk level of their fund should be at the low end. The couple does not have the chance to recover losses if any, as compared to when they were ...

Comparison of W.H. Auden and John Dryden One of the differences in the stylistic choices of the two poets is the use of rhyme. In his elegy, John Dryden employs a rhyme scheme after every two sentences throughout the poem.

Thus Nisus fell upon the slippery place, While his young friend perform'd and won the race. O early ripe! to thy abundant store What could advancing age have added more?. (Dryden) As seen in the first six lines of the poem, every two sentences maintain the same rhyme scheme. John Dryden employs an intricate and deliberate choice of words ...

Abstract

All over the world economic challenges have deeply affected the lives of millions of immigrant families and the hardest hit are the children. Skyrocketing economic disadvantages have led to job layoffs and lack of the basic necessities in life and the immigrant children have consequently suffered from immense mental health problems and constant abuse. Low levels of income are inextricably linked with rising levels of homelessness and lack of other basic needs and the immigrant children are particularly affected by these adverse conditions. Thousands of immigrant children have been reported to have a wide variety of mental problems which are ...