1. Why are Microsoft‚ Intel‚ and other leading for profit companies interested in low-cost computers for the developing world? In 2005‚ Nicholas Negroponte‚ the founder of MIT’s Media Labs‚ announced the One Laptop per Child (OLPC) program at the World Economic Forum. The concept was simple and appealing. Innovate a $100 laptop and distribute it to children in the developing world’s governments. The vision was for bridging the digital divide between developed and developing nations. The OLPC was
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4.3.8 Cause and Effect Essay How Water Vapor and Clouds Cause Rain It’s a rainy day! Have you ever thought about how rain is formed? The process by which water vapor and clouds cause rain will be explained here. Water vapor and clouds are key elements in the production of rain. The process in which water travels from the earth to the air and‚ eventually‚ back to the earth again is called the water cycle. In this cycle‚ there is a chain of ev
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Gender identities‚ family expectations‚ and socio-economic circumstances relate to one another in the following readings of; “Breadwinners No More: Identities in Flux” by Gamburd and the 2nd reading; “Weakness‚ Worry Illness‚ and Poverty in the Slums of Dhaka” by Rashid In the reading by Gamburd where women tend to migrate out of the country for opportunities outside the rural community they’re family is at. This idea tends to deviate away from the normal gender identities we see when it comes
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once said‚ “When trouble comes‚ it is your family that supports you” (“Family Quotes‚” 2012). When a person becomes seriously ill‚ our job as nurses is to support that family. Evidence suggests that treating the needs of the family while treating the patient will yield optimum results. The patient will likely respond more positively with family around‚ and the family will be likewise more satisfied spending time with their family member in trouble. Family needs have been grouped into the five categories
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Unit 3 Cause and Effect Essay By: Latoya Brown ENG106-137 Abstract Page This essay tells about how hurricanes are formed and the damages that they have on life and property. It tells how hurricanes are classified into five different categories depending on the speed of wind and their potential to cause damage. Also tells about the cause and effects of hurricanes. The essay gives examples of two powerful hurricanes that struck the US. Of the hurricanes were the most costliest which was Hurricane
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In the next five paragraph essay I’m going to be talking about a very important topic called the “Unwanted Pregnancy”. I’m going to mention some examples of why teenage girls get pregnant at a very young age‚ mentioning the cause and effect of unwanted pregnancy and some problems that these young girls go through. This topic it’s a little bit sad for me because I’m a young girl and seen me in that position is hard and stressful. First of all this topic has a lot of reasons
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Cause and Effect Essay: Bullying in the School Setting “In an international survey of adolescent health-related behaviors‚ the percentage of students who reported being bullied at least once during the current term ranged from a low of 15% to 20% in some countries to a high of 70% in others” (Nansel et al 2001). Bullying is a serious epidemic that has caused many people emotional distress. In today’s generation school children experience an intense amount of fear due to the increase in violent
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way. We call that life. In the Breadwinner‚ written by Deborah Ellis‚ this story tells the reader about one little girl and her family’s struggles fighting against the Taliban‚ a group who want to make new rules in Afghanistan. Obviously‚ the Breadwinner shows that when life gets harder‚ people have to improve themselves. The readers can see this idea proven through the characters‚ the conflicts and the settings. The characters in the Breadwinner show that when life changes to
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not aware of the effects they will face during their life‚ when they do not keep a personal budget. Most people are generally thrown into the real world when it comes to spending money. Some people are not concerned with the amounts they spend. The effects of not keeping a personal budget can be‚ but are not limited to not having any saving for unexpected expenses‚ going into debt or bankruptcy‚ causing intensified stress on a household‚ and the lack of responsibility which causes over spending.
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Cause and Effect essay 1. Cause and effect writing explains why an event happened or what the consequences of such an event. 2. A cause and effect essay can focus on causes‚ effect or both. Cause = reason‚ decision‚ because‚ Effect = is the result of those cause Practice: A shopping addiction has some serious effects. When you write a cause and effect essay‚ focus on two main tasks. 1. Indicate whether you are focusing on causes‚ effects‚ or both. If you do decide to focus on both causes
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