The Black Plague killed more than 20 million people that was about one-third of the population in Europe at that time. During the late 1340’s in Europe‚ 12 trading ships arrived at a port after a long journey through the Black Sea. The people who gathered on the docks to welcome the ships were met with a horrifying surprise: most of the sailors aboard the ships were dead‚ and those who were still alive were very ill. Strangest of all‚ they were covered in mysterious black blisters that oozed blood
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On August 6th‚ 1945‚ at 8:16 a.m. Japanese time‚ an American B-29 bomber‚ Enola Gay‚ drops the world’s first atom bomb‚ over the city of Hiroshima. Upon the explosion of the bomb‚ Approximately 80‚000 people are killed as a direct result of the blast‚ and another 35‚000 are injured. At least another 60‚000 would be killed by the effects radiation poisoning and starvation from the fallout. Despite of the great effort of the Air-force through the use of the atomic bomb‚ Japan refuses to surrender.
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of parent and environmental factors can lead to neglect. For instance‚ when a child misses school and it starts to become a pattern and constantly missing school the teachers‚ friends‚ or the community who come in contact with the child or parent should be aware if there’s emotional problems‚ difficulty paying attention or focusing in school‚ or difficulty in peer relationships. Physical neglect is defined as not having adequate food‚ clothing or shelter and a child might live in an unsafe and unstable
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1.0 Introduction Hong Kong is one of the most important tourism destinations in the Pacific Asia region for its unique landscape and shopping convenience. According to statistics‚ a total number of 41921310 people visited Hong Kong in 2011‚ that is 16.4% more compared to 2010 (Hong Kong Tourism Board 2012).Total tourism expenditure was 263142.71 million HK dollars and shopping accounts for most of them because it is the main purpose for individual visitors (Hong Kong Tourism Board 2012). Therefore
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Short-Term and Long-Term Effects From Nuclear Radiation on the Human Body Lately‚ nuclear energy has been in the minds of the American populace. With the recent collapse at the Hanford site and the recent testings of rockets by North Korea that could potentially carry nuclear warheads‚ concern has been raised about what the consequences of nuclear energy could be‚ especially on earth and the human body. One of these risks is radiation. No matter how negligible the risk of nuclear weapons and meltdowns
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overthrew the country’s Liberty‚ ancient monarchy‚ equality and fraternity‚ and fought off a hostile Europe. There were lots of causes of the French Revolution. The French Revolution had long and short-term factors‚ which emerged from the social‚ political‚ and comic conflicts and conditions of the ancient regime. The long-standing injustice of the bourgeoisie‚ the breakdown and suffering of a government‚ aggregation of rising wishes with wealthy bourgeoisie and peasants‚ and creations of ideas among wide
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HISTORY ESSAY _GEORGE TAYLOR_ HAS ARGUED THAT THE REVOLUTION HAPPENED SIMPLY BY CHANCE AND THAT THERE WERE NO LONG-TERM CAUSES THAT MADE IT INEVITABLE. TO WHAT EXTENT DO YOU AGREE? The French Revolution beginning in 1789 redesigned the country ’s political landscape and uprooted century old institutions. The movement was a result of a combination of various factors and played a critical role in shaping and showing modern nations the power inherent in the will of people. The Monarchy ’s absolute
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CHAPTER 2 McDonald’s in Hong Kong: Consumerism‚ Dietary Change‚ and the Rise of a Children’s Culture James L. Watson On a cold winter afternoon in 1969 my neighbor‚ Man Tsochuen‚ was happy to talk about something other than the weather. Over tea‚ Mr. Man continued the saga of his lineage ancestors who had settled in San Tin village‚ Hong Kong New Territories‚ over six centuries earlier. Local history was our regular topic of conversation that winter and the story had already filled several
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provide an overview is Hong Kong. Hong Kong is one of the two special administrative regions of the People ’s Republic of China; the other is Macau. Hong Kong is situated on the southeast coast of China at the mouth of the Pearl River facing the South China Sea. Covering an area of 1‚104 square kilometers (425 square miles)‚ the territory is made up of Hong Kong Island‚ the Kowloon Peninsula and the New Territories. At the core is Victoria Harbour‚ which separates Hong Kong Island from Kowloon and
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* Rwandan SOS Child who became Child Soldier * Child Soldiers in Sudan * Child Soldiers in Uganda * Child Soldiers in DRC * Child Soldier Resources * Sponsoring ex-Child Soldiers Child soldiers on Our Africa Watch a video about child soldiers in Sudan on Our Africa Go to Our Africa... Info Children in Conflict: Child Soldiers Over the last ten years‚ two million children have been killed in conflict. Over one million have been orphaned‚ over six million have been seriously
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