Brazil is the largest country in South America and it has the strongest economy in Latin America. The country has the seventh largest economy in the world by nominal GDP. Brazil is rich in natural resources and it focus on agriculture and industrial power. Despite the improvement on income distribution and bringing the middle class population to 95 million people which is a little bit more than half of the population in the country‚ poverty in rural areas are still very severe in Brazil. According
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Biological weapons are synonymous to germ weapons. Biological and germ weapons are any contagion that fits into the category of illness - afflicting agents. For example: fungi‚ viruses‚ rickettsiae‚ toxins‚ bacteria‚ or anything of the like whose purpose is to cause any harm to plants‚ animals‚ or humans. The biological warfare technique is a rather old one because of its horrifying success. Biological weapons are alike chemical weapons‚ radiological weapons‚ and nuclear weapons. Each of
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Importance of Information Technology to Asia Megacity’s Social and Economic Growth: A Case Study of Seoul’s Upward Mobility and Quality of Life When describing Seoul the capital of the South Korea‚ dense is the word that might come first to mind with 13 million of the country’s 48 million citizens dwelling in the art of the megacity. A lot of people often uses the phrase ’ubiquitous connectivity’ to describe how information technology is expected to change the way people live and it could be said
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trends in the global airline industry. Firstly‚ cost pressures on airlines continue to be high. The industry is facing many challenges on the cost side. For instance‚ jet fuel costs‚ which are directly correlated with oil prices‚ continue to rise. Airlines are generally unable to pass these costs onto the consumer‚ especially in the face of growing competition and price-sensitive markets. Nevertheless‚ these high fuel prices have motivated manufacturers to create more fuel-efficient aircrafts. Secondly
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Walmart‚ a super retail store that offers a product for almost all needs at a low price‚ is guilty of closing many local mom and pop shops. The documentary film “Walmart the High Cost of Low Price” illustrates the effects felt by the local small business owners when a new Walmart opens in the area. Usually when there is a grand opening of a new business in an area there is a decrease in sales. When someone as large as Walmart moves into the area it is almost impossible to keep a local shop open for
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1) What was the cause for chemical weapons in World War I? The use of chemical weapons in World War I were cased by the quickly growing need to end stalemate‚ periods of time where during warfare there was no action nor movement. This had become increasing popular and occurred often in the western and southern fronts. Stalemate was due to technological developments that favored defensive tactics such a barbed wire. In addition‚ poison gas was deployed to cause murders on an extensive scale and invade
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Chemical Weapons Chemical weapons use the toxic properties of chemical substances rather than their explosive properties to produce physical or physiological effects on an enemy. Although instances of what might be styled as chemical weapons date to antiquity‚ much of the lore of chemical weapons as viewed today has its origins in World War I. During that conflict "gas" (actually an aerosol or vapor) was used effectively on numerous occasions by both sides to alter the outcome of battles. A significant
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It would be an understatement to say that the effects of imperialism took their toll on Africa’s weapons‚ wars‚ and culture. Imperialism is to take over a country by force from another place. It was mainly practiced by monarchies. Imperialism had effects on weapons‚ war‚ and cultural elements of Africa. Due to Imperialism‚ Africa had gained more weapons. With access to more weapons‚ Africa was under the impression that they had more power. This resulted in more unnecessary battles and violent arguments
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During World War I‚ the defensive weapons used by the German were way more advanced than the offensive weapons of the U.S and their allies. Although the U.S came out on top breaking through the German defenses and forcing their troops to retreat to their trenches‚ we suffered a great amount of casualties. The lost battalion went into Argon Forest with approximately six hundred men‚ they left with over four hundred dog tags and less than two hundred men because of the defensive lines advanced armory
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Weapons of WW2 There were many types of guns used in World War 2. Their was the Bolt-action rifles‚ Sniper Rifles‚ Semi-Automatic Rifles‚ Sub Machine Guns‚ Assault Rifles‚ Pistols‚ and Light Machine Guns. I will tell you about all of these guns. When World War 2 begun‚ most soldiers were equipped with Bolt-action rifles and were replaced during the war by newer weapons. Bolt-action rifle are sturdy and reliable. World War One had demonstrated to all armies the need to place a greater volume
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