English Dossier Miléna Gandroz 2A Cycle ICM What are the causes and the consequences of the global financial crisis of 2008? SOMMAIRE INTRODUCTION 3 WHY IT HAPPENED? 4 1. Deregulation policy 4 2. Securitization of mortgages 4 HOW IT HAPPENED? 6 1. The subprime crisis 6 2. The financial crisis 6 WHAT ARE THE CONSEQUENCES? 7 1. In the financial sector 7 2. In the United States 8 3. Abroad 8 WHAT IS HAPPENING NOW? 8 1. Some things are changing 8
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Anghelica Ruiz Work Title: Smoke for the cure Author / Creator: Mike Adams Publication Date: October 15‚ 2010 Historical Context: Mike Adams created this cartoon during October’s Breast Cancer Awareness Month but no “Prevention month” exposing how he felt about the pinkwashing companies(as he describe them). Plot Summary: Cancer industry’s brainwash people by using propaganda to convince people that they can cure cancer by going shopping anything that’s pink but it’s ironic how they will
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his treatment is contrasting to what she truly needs. The treatment is called “Rest Cure” and the main point of it is to isolate the women with complete rest and forced feeding. Gilman believed that “Rest Cure” was truly ineffective‚ and the protagonist actually just needed mental stimulation and the freedom to not be confined to this small room. Dr. Silas Weir Mitchell‚ the doctor that recommended the “Rest Cure” in the story‚ actually had a real life connection to Gilman. After Gilman gave birth
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The causes and consequences of rural to urban migration. In many countries‚ particularly in third world countries there is a noticeable pattern of rural to urban migration. This pattern of migration is not a new phenomenon. There are various reasons for its occurrence and these reasons may vary from country to country and over periods of time. The consequences of this type of migration however have similar results for different countries and over periods of time. One cause of rural to urban migration
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Analyze the causes and consequences of World War 1. Europe avoided major wars in the 100 years before World War 1 began. In the 1800 ’s‚ an idea swept across the continent that helped bring about the Great War. Many historians argue that there are many causes of the first World War some of which are not disclosed to the wider population. However‚ the main causes of World War I‚ which began in central Europe in late July 1914‚ included many factors‚ such as the conflicts and hostility between the
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On December 16th 1773 in Boston‚ Massachusetts‚ Bostonians led by Samuel Adams disguised themselves as Indians‚ boarded 3 British ships and dumped their cargo of tea into the harbour. The causes that led up to this event included the Townshend Act‚ the Boston Massacre‚ Taxation without Representation and economy. This event in history heavily impacted the future of the American colonies. As a direct result the British were angry and brought forth the Intolerable Acts which led to the American Revolution
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Asia-Pacific Development Journal Vol. 7‚ No. 2‚ December 2000 CORRUPTION: CAUSES‚ CONSEQUENCES AND CURES U Myint* The paper stresses the need to keep the issue of corruption squarely in view in the development agenda. It discusses the causes and consequences of corruption‚ especially in the context of a least developed country with considerable regulation and central direction. Lack of transparency‚ accountability and consistency‚ as well as institutional weaknesses such as in the legislative
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war‚ a war that had assembled the largest number of troops ever‚ was caused by more than a hundred years of rivalry between the two countries‚ had several consequences on the British Empire‚ and impacted the colonies greatly. When the fire of the French and Indian war was blown out‚ another match was dropped‚ starting another war. The main causes of the French and Indian war also known as the Seven Years war‚ was due to the constant hostility of the two large Empires. Although peace was kept surprisingly
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of untouched coal reserves need to be tapped and generated soon. Moreover other causes of energy crisis in country are cost of fuel‚as price of crued oil has increased from $40 to $140 a barrel also Population explosion is another cause adding monopoly manipulation‚bottlenecks at oil refineries lack of energy conservation policy further causing trouble.It is said that every action has a reaction therefore causes of energy crisis has several consequences.on one hand economic setbacks for instance
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AN OUNCE OF CURE Summary In the story “An Ounce of Cure” By Alice Munro‚ the narrator is unnamed and speaks in first person. The story follows the life of a teenage girl going through a “mid-life” teenage crisis. The setting is a very conservative southern town in the 1960’s‚ where it is considered taboo to consume alcohol. Almost nobody consumed alcohol in the teen’s town. The narrator signed an abstinence pledge in the seventh grade. As for her parents‚ her father would drink a beer on a hot
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