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November 8-12, 2021 [Second Week's Articles]

Ms.D 2021. 11. 8. 12:10

1. The myths about slavery that still hold America captive
https://edition.cnn.com/2021/10/02/us/slavery-myths-clint-smith-blake-cec/index.html

 

The myths about slavery that hold America captive

A new bestseller by Clint Smith explores how the shadow of slavery still impacts American society more than 150 years later.

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2. Higher collections from property tax, corporate income tax a boost to Government's revenues
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/property-corporate-tax-collection-government-revenue-covid-19-support-measures-2285691

 

Higher collections from property tax, corporate income tax a boost to Government's revenues

SINGAPORE: A “healthy” contribution from corporate income tax and property-related taxes this year has shored up the Government’s coffers, enabling recent COVID-19 support measures to be rolled out without tapping on past reserves, economists said. T

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3. World's population likely to shrink after 50 years
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/07/14/world/world-population-shrink-intl-scli-scn/index.html

 

World's population likely to shrink after 50 years

The world's population is likely to peak at 9.7 billion in 2064, and then decline to about 8.8 billion by the end of the century, as women get better access to education and contraception, a new study has found.

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4. Self-Esteem
https://www.psychologytoday.com/intl/basics/self-esteem

 

Self-Esteem

Confidence in one's value as a human being is a precious psychological resource and generally a highly positive factor in life; it is correlated with achievement, good relationships, and satisfaction. Possessing little self-regard can lead people to become

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5. Will coronavirus change how we define heroes?
https://www.bbc.com/worklife/article/20200422-will-coronavirus-change-how-we-define-heroes

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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