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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5/22/11 Title: It’s Kind of a Funny Story Author: Ned Vizzini Number of pages total: 444 pg. Quarter of the way through the book: 111 pg. Midway point of the book: 222 pg. Three quarters of the book: 333 pg. Pre-reading: The topic that this book touches upon‚ teen depression‚ is something very common these days especially in fourteen to seventeen year olds. I wanted to read about it from an author who actually experienced some type of depression. The book looked like it wasn’t
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Ronald Reagan was elected the 40th President of the United States on November 4‚ 1980. Reagan dominated the primary elections for the Republican Party. George Bush was Reagan’s running mate‚ and the two men campaigned on a platform promising a balanced budget‚ steep tax cuts‚ increased defense spending‚ and a constitutional amendment to band abortion. Reagan charged that the country’s military had been allowed to deteriorate badly because of the Democrats. Reagan is known for his national television
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unprecedented manner‚ even though there was little interest in Africa up to the 1870’s. In fact‚ up to 1880 Europeans ruled merely 10% of the African continent. Yet within 30 years‚ by 1914‚ European nations will have claimed all of Africa except Liberia (a small territory of freed slaves from the United States) and Abyssinia (Ethiopia)‚ which had successfully held off Italian invaders at the battle of Adowa in 1896. The partitioning of Africa was seen as a means of easing tensions between European states
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The future of South Africa Predicting the future development of South Africa has become increasingly difficult due to radical changes that have occurred in the last few decades. These changes have left South Africa in a state of social and economical unrest. The largest of these changes was the abolishment of Apartheid. This allowed for black vote‚ and thus in 1994 a black government. This lead to black empowerment‚ which was subjugated for hundreds of years. This however created a new series of
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1. George pondered over it was time to replace the CCTV‚ over coffee with his CEO. George should have done an extensive analysis over the pros and cons of replacing his CCTV system‚ rather than a knee-jerk reaction over a conversation. He could have obtained advice from other relevant stakeholders (Unit 4‚ background note 4.4‚ p2) such as the Head of IT or the Financial department. George did not show the desirable skill of logical though process (U4‚ p19) in this case. His CEO alone is likely to
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George Alagiah’s choice of language and sentence structure convey the suffering of the Somalian people? It touched me in a way I could not explain. It moved me in a way that went beyond pity or revulsion. George Alagiah’s commentary‚ A Passage to Africa‚ is about his experiences in Somalia during the Civil War. Paparazzi-like‚ he is in search of the “most striking picture” that will appeal to TV audiences back home. The scenes he witnesses‚ however‚ are heartbreaking; the images too disturbing to
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challenges Africa faces in the 21st century. And‚ while there are problems with the rigour of the methodologies they prefer to deploy‚ there is much to be learnt from the resulting texts‚ which are invariably well-written‚ informative and accessible. Africa’s Third Liberation: The new search for prosperity and jobs presents itself as both an analysis of the state of African economies in the early 21st century and as a manifesto for engineering rapid growth over a sustained period of time. Noting that
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Over Diagnosed and Overmedicated In “Diagnosis: Human‚” Ted Gup argues how most children are introduced to medication at a young age by their parents‚ sending a message to kids that self- medication is acceptable. He describes how instead of overcoming the challenges that are faced with while having a particular condition‚ many turn to what they have been taught‚ medication. In certain situations parents are eager to rush their children into taking medication once they see an ounce of imperfection
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such as carbon dioxide in the air surrounding the earth which traps the heat if the sun. Greenhouse gases are any of the gases that are thought to cause green house effect. Carbon dioxide is the main green house gas. The gas contributes over 50% of green house effect. The following are some of the sources of carbon dioxide in the environment or the atmosphere. The main human activities that contribute to global warming are the burning of fossils (coal‚ oil and natural gas).
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