population Day was instituted by the Governing Council of the United Nations Development Program in 1989. The date of observance of World Population Day was inspired by the date of Five Billion Day. As‚ the world’s population reached five billion people on Five Billion Day‚ July 11‚ 1987. This concern of rapid growth of population resulted into the establishment of World population Day on the same date. Since then‚ with the United Nations Population Fund’s (UNFPA) encouragement‚ governments‚ non-governmental
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Model United Nations Glossary Abstain Delegates may abstain from voting rather than saying yes or no. Generally this means delegates neither agree nor disagree with the resolution being discussed. Adjourn MUN sessions end with the vote to adjourn‚ meaning discussions are held until next time delegates meet. Agenda Items to be discussed during the day. Must always being with roll call. Amendment A change to the resolution being discussed; “friendly amendment” means it is accepted by the main
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Suicide in Canadian First Nations Suicide is intentionally causing your own death out of despair. It is considered a behavior and may result from a form of mental illness‚ but is not classified as a distinct psychiatric disorder. It can stem from different factors such as personal‚ social‚ financial or historical well-being. ("Mental health and wellness‚" 2013) According to STATS Canada‚ suicide is the leading cause of death among Canadian aboriginals between youth and adults under 44 years old
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FACTORS AFFECTING THE INCREASE OF DROPOUTS OF STUDENTS IN BSU BUSTOS CAMPUS ____________________________ A Research Paper DEDICATION This research paper is dedicated to our father ‚ who taught us that the best kind of knowledge to have is that which is learned for its own sake. It is also dedicated to our mother‚ who taught us that even the largest task can be accomplished if it is done one step at a time. To our siblings and friends‚ who showed us their kindness and generosity all
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Dialectical Journal – Fast Food Nation 1. “Hundreds of millions of people buy fast food every day without giving it much thought‚ unaware of the subtle and not so subtle ramifications of their purchases. They rarely consider where this food came from‚ how it was made‚ what it is doing to the community around them. They just grab their tray off the counter‚ find a table‚ take a seat‚ unwrap the paper‚ and dig in” (Schlosser 10). In this passage from the introduction‚ Eric Schlosser directly states
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Filipe Moura 9/17/12 Principles of Management Marsh‚ Jeffrey The Wealth of Nations and Industrial Revolutionary Along the time‚ many things have changed in the world. People today see the world with the complete different vision from 100 or 50 years ago. The world’s economy has changed‚ the technology has had a big jump in these last centuries‚ laws have changed in some places‚ and people have made history and broke down the barriers. One important person‚ who has changed the history of
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This paper‚ briefly explains the purpose of each of the organs of the United Nations and how they interact. The United Nations is made up of five organs‚ (used to be six‚ however the Trusteeship Council is no more). The current organs are the General Assembly‚ Security Council‚ Secretariat‚ Economic and Social Council‚ and the International Court of Justice. The General Assembly is the only organ that all members have equal power‚ its purpose is to manage the budget of the UN‚ select members
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diploma. But what’s wrong with this one third that isn ’t wrong with the other two thirds? Some say it’s because if society‚ others say it’s because of schools. Really only half of the problem lies with schools. There are only a small percentage of dropouts that feel that they could never meet the criteria that the school demanded. “Unfortunately‚ many students are not given the extra support they need to make a successful transition to high school and are lost in ninth grade”(Galesic 317). Most others
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of the nation’s 18-to-24 year olds had dropped out of high school‚ continuing a steady decline in the nation’s dropout rate since 2000‚ when 12% of youth were dropouts.” We haven’t reached one hundred percent efficiency and we will probably never get to that point‚ but the United States has incredibly been improving in that area. Therefore‚ due to facts and evidence high school dropout rates in the United States have definitely been decreasing instead of increasing like the counter argument
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12 January 2014 Was Bill Cosby right or wrong? Bill Cosby’s address at the NAACP on the 50th anniversary of the Brown v. Board of education was definitely a shock to the black community‚ as well as the nation. Bill Cosby was a comedian‚ and a figure that was looked up to in the black community‚ however this speech ruined his career and reputation. Bill Cosby’s speech split up the black community into two. One side strong believed in what Bill Cosby said and agrees with him‚ while the other side
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