Ebola Outbreak in West Africa The Ebola outbreak in West Africa is the world’s deadliest to date and the World Health Organization has declared an international health emergency as more than 2‚100 people have died of the virus in Guinea‚ Liberia‚ Sierra Leone and Nigeria this year. Ebola is a viral illness of which the initial symptoms can include a sudden fever‚ intense weakness‚ muscle pain and a sore throat‚ according to the World Health Organization (WHO). And that is just the beginning:
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References: Richardson‚ S. (2011‚ August 29). “Miss representation” shows how media mistreats women. Ms. Magazine‚ Retrieved from http://msmagazine.com/blog/2011/08/29/miss- representation-shows-how-media-mistreats-women/ Eveleth‚ R. (2013‚ May 15). Female representation in films is the lowest it ’s been in 5 years. Smithsonian‚ Retrieved from http://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/female- representation-in-film-is-the-lowest-its-been-in-five-years-62582503/ Portrayal of women in the popular
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would have to work around the house to keep it clean for when the man of the house came home. The girls would have to help the mother if they were about 10 years old while the boys would be at school learning. Many of the slaves and women during the colonial times were not truly free. Women were not treated with complete freedom like white males. Even white women would still be under the control of the man. These women would spend their time working around the
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Pre-Eclampsia When a woman finds out that she is pregnant she usually dreams about a perfect pregnancy‚ with a perfect delivery‚ and a healthy baby that gets to come home with you after a Twenty-four hour hospital stay‚ but unfortunately it does not always turn out that way. Pre-eclampsia is a disorder in a pregnant woman who develops high blood pressure and protein in the urine after 20 weeks gestation. Pre-eclampsia is very dangerous and can change rapidly into life threatening disorders such
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Post-colonial Theory What it is: • the study of interactions between European nations and the societies they colonized; • an examination of the impact of the European conquest‚ colonisation and domination of non-European lands‚ peoples‚ and cultures; • an analysis of the inherent ideas of European superiority over non-European peoples and cultures; • an analysis of the role of representation in installing and perpetuating such notions. From the point of view of colonised
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Amanda Wilson Period 3 9/15/12 Religion in Colonial America Throughout the colonial period with British North American settlement‚ the subjects of religion and economics often come hand-in-hand when associated with significance. Although economic concerns of development and exploration had its part in British settlement into the New World‚ religious entanglement‚ such as Puritan progression and The Great Awakening ‚ played a bigger role in the rise of the American colonies. The flee
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to interact with humans and the environment by settling into varying parts of West and East Africa and creating a network with their neighbors in order to receive new technologies and foods. The Bantu exchanged goods with local hunter-gatherers‚ and the people cut into forests and settled down into villages. The Assyrians first brought iron to Egypt around 600 BCE and it quickly spread to Sub-Saharan Africa. Around 200 CE‚ Indonesians settled on the coast bringing Asian bananas and‚ since they had
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Chinua Achebe’s Things Fall Apart depicts many details of how women shape and form the Igbo culture. However‚ throughout the novel women in the Igbo society are abused by their husbands due to trivial matters. Moreover‚ a woman in the Igbo society never has the opportunity to make a decision for herself‚ which makes them an object that is merely used as a pathway to success. Despite the toiling and dedication women put into helping the Igbo society‚ they are often left forgotten in the shadow of
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Before embarking on my journey through my ideas of Africa‚ I viewed Africa in a stereotypical way. Tribal communities separated by civil war‚ but I now know that Africa is much more than my once silly assumptions. Africa was a cultural rich continent with diverse traditions and beliefs. However‚ many of this changed when the colonization of Africa took place during the early 20th century. I viewed Africa as a barren Savannah with many untamed animals living almost adjacent to these small tribal
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gain colonies in Africa. They all wanted to gain power and prestige. The more territory that they were able to control in Africa the more powerful and important they thought they could become. Africa was tremendously rich in natural resources‚ which could be brought to Europe and turned into manufactured goods. Europeans also needed markets for their manufactured goods. These goods could be sold in Africa for large profits. Often a European nation would take over territory in Africa simply to prevent
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