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- 25651: Africa
- Africa Africa is the second largest continent in the world behind Asia. Africa's boundries are mostly covered by water. The Atlantic Ocean and the Indian Ocean border most of Africa. The climates go in symmetrical order going from the middle rainforests and the desert outskirts. Their cultures differ ... developed their own ways to adapte to the heat or their living conditions. Such as the geco who licks its own sweat on its body to drink before he can find water so he doesn't die from lack of water not dehydration. From the lack of resources, clean water, good doctors and lack of doctors people have some health problems. Some of the resources Africa does have though are aluminum ...
- 25652: Sweetness And Power
- By: YP Sweetness and Power: The Place of Sugar in Modern History Some of the most brilliant minds have made many unorthodox suggestions. This is the case with Sidney Mintz’s thesis in Sweetness and Power: The Place of Modern History. Mintz’s suggestions that industrial capitalism originated in the Caribbean sugar plantations may seem to contradict the European version of world history fed to most of the Western world, but is nevertheless supported by substantial evidence. In ... was very significant sense of discipline on sugar plantations. Each stage of the process required a certain amount of “expertise”, just as each worker in a factory has a specific “skill”. This is where Mintz’s theory that plantations were a “synthesis of field and factory” is best explained; “The specialization by skill and jobs, and the division of labor by age, gender, and condition into crews, shifts and ‘gangs,’ ...
- 25653: The Hobbit-review Of Summer Re
- ... Hobbit. Coming and leaving at odd times and at his own will makes Gandalf realistically human. Each dwarf also has his own unique points and personality. The setting of The Hobbit is also captivating. Tolkien's elaborate descriptions of all the places in the story are wonderful. Most scenes in The Hobbit are dark and mysterious, which I thought added to the grave mood of the story. The story of Bilbo's adventures is so dangerous that the many settings of the novel had to be gloomy enough to make up for the danger. There are many outstanding characteristics in this story. With so many excellent attributes in The Hobbit, I found it difficult to find many things that were not good. Tolkien's choice of a conflict was not very creative. The plot of this novel is based upon the traditional "going out and taking back what is yours" story. The many kinks and side adventures made ...
- 25654: Jordan
- ... offered these needy refugees immediate citizenship. After the word got out, thousands of Palestinian refugees entered Jordan. Thousand of them, though, stayed in camps and that lead to the break up of Israel. Palisenians didn’t just flee to our country; they fled to other countries as well . In 1948, the British left the region. After they left, Israel was made from the country of Palestine. And in 1950 the Arabs ... we got trapped between Iraq and the other governments that were against Iraq occupation of Kuwait. We went with the UN embargo of Iraq that showed that we are not supporting the ideas of Iraq’s people. King Hussein condemned war against his Arab neighbors. There has been an interesting past in our country . Today we, the Jordanians, face the big problem of Unemployment. In 1980, the unemployment percentage was around ...
- 25655: New Millenium
- ... in the year 2000, world hunger persists, and disease runs rampant. Humanity changed little in the last 100 years because humanity changes slowly. As we watch Discover Card sponsor Times Square 2000 and M&M's try to profit off their fortuitous name, we see that nothing has changed at all. More than anything, the year 2000 has been used as a scapegoat for declining morality and as a buzzword glorifying ... to peace. However, one must not watch the world change; one must change with it. As Bob Dylan sang: "Your old role is rapidly aging, please get out of the new one if you can't lend your hand, for the times they are a changin'." Technology is not a convenience; it does not make our lives less stressful or give us more free time. Initially, we might think this, but ...
- 25656: What Are Morals?
- What Are Morals? From childhood and throughout a lifetime, we are told what we can and cannot do. But why can we not do some things? Often times, the answer is, “Because it's wrong.” But what is wrong? How does one determine the difference between right and wrong? What it usually comes down to is what morals are directing the decision. Whether it is what an individual thinks to be right or wrong, or what a groups of lawmakers thinks it to be, generally all of our decisions on what is or is not permissible comes from someone's interpretations of morality. But what are morals? The dictionary gives many definitions. “Of or concerned with the judgment of the goodness or badness of human action and character; conforming to standards of what is right ... conflict. And, as human nature tend to go, words turn into actions, and often wars have occurred because of conflicts between what is right or wrong. While most of these wars where in the earth's earlier history, still today such things happen. Such violence is not always necessarily on an international level as well. Such localized acts of violence as abortion clinic bombs show a clear difference of opinion. ...
- 25657: Sleepwalking
- ... suggest that there are at least two classes of sleepwalkers, which may come from different sources. Sleepwalking most often occurs at a certain point in the sleep "architecture". This is the point where the sleeper's brain waves have become larger and he or she has moved into deeper sleep. This is not REM sleep, but deep non-REM sleep. The patient can also have other REM disorders or psychiatric and ... walking and talking while the patient is still asleep enough so that he or she is not aware of what it happening and is not forming memories of their actions. The difference between older people's sleepwalking and that of children may be related to the sleep pattern changes a person undergoes as he grows older. Children spend more time in deep sleep and as one becomes older, sleep is more ... annoyance for others. However, no matter whether it happens once in awhile or more often, there is the potential for harm to the person who is walking around without having full use of his brain's decision-making capabilities.
- 25658: Austria
- ... has a major tourist industry; in the late 1980s about 15.8 million foreigners visited the country each year. Energy Austria has numerous hydroelectric installations, which together produce more than two- thirds of the country's electrical output. In the late 1980s Austria had an electric generating capacity of some 16 million kw, and approximately 50.2 billion kwh of electricity were generated each year. Substantial amounts of electricity were exported to other European countries. Currency and Banking The schilling, consisting of 100 groschen, is the official currency (11.97 schillings equal U.S.$1; 1990). The Austrian National Bank has authority over the nation's currency and bank credit policies. Austria has more than 1200 commercial, savings, cooperative, and mortgage banks. Commerce and Trade The yearly value of imports in the late 1980s was about $39 billion. Construction and ...
- 25659: Child Abduction
- Child abduction. It isn't fun for anyone involved. The person that takes the child may at first think it is a great idea but after a while they will realize how much work it actually is. It is near ... hometown in a foreign country. With the rules in place there, the mother was unable to get her child back, having gone through courts and biding by the law. It was only recently the U.S. courts demanded that the child be returned. The parent, or parents, that the child is taken from may feel that their lives are over. They go through many emotions ranging from sad to angry. First ...
- 25660: Caregivers
- ... of care recipients live with their caregivers 55% of caregivers help recipient with daily living activities. Family Caregivers. Available: http://www.agenet.com/Who_Are_They.html. A caregiver is more than just the person’s nurse, they are also that person’s advocate. Throughout the impaired person’s illness, the work of a caregiver is largely concerned with watching and problem solving. One must learn as much as they can about the illness and about the needs, feelings, and reactions of the ...
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