HSCI 160 Instructor: Mandana Salajegheh Some Important Concepts Human Development Index The Human Development Index (HDI) measures the average achievements in a country in three basic dimensions of human development: Health Education Living Standards It is calculated for 177 countries and areas for which data is available. 2 Human Development Index http://hdr.undp.org/en/statistics/hdi/ http://hdr.undp.org/en/humandev/ 3 4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vddX4n30sXY&feature=PlayList&p=B85108E4B2D56890&index=0
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War. When looking at the international community war seems to be the one thing we can always count on to be present. The majority of us do not seem to realize that there is always a war going on somewhere in the world. We go on living our cushy lives while people all over the world are suffering. One thing we may not realize is that we are in the midst of a war ourselves. This war has been going on since 1947‚ and it was thought to have ended in 1991. But did the Cold War really ever end? No it did
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SHORT- TERM CONSEQUENCES 1. The creation of new states There were several treaties signed after the treaty of Versailles. This treaty was signed by Germany‚ but other countries such as Austria‚ Hungary‚ Bulgaria and Turkey‚ also had to sign their own treaties. In September 1919‚ just some months after signing the Treaty of Versailles‚ the Treaty of Saint-German was signed with Austria. Due to this treaty Austria’s land got reduced to 84.000 kilometers and it had to accept the independence of Hungary
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Asylum case Columbia v Peru ICJ‚ 1950 Principle: In order to get the validity of international customary law it has to satisfy the material test. That is the practice must be uniform and consistently. Fact of the case: Victor Raul Haya de la Torre was a Peruvian national. In Oct 3rd‚ 1948 one military rebellion broke out in Peru which is organized and directed by the American People’s Revolutionary Alliance led by Haya de la Torre. The rebellion was unsuccessful. The Peruvian Government issued
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February 2003 English and French only THE IMPACT OF LOW COST CARRIERS IN EUROPE (Presented by Albania‚ Armenia‚ Austria‚ Azerbaijan‚ Belgium‚ Bosnia and Herzegovina‚ Bulgaria‚ Croatia‚ Cyprus‚ Czech Republic‚ Denmark‚ Estonia‚ Finland‚ France‚ Germany‚ Greece‚ Hungary‚ Iceland‚ Ireland‚ Italy‚ Latvia‚ Lithuania‚ Luxembourg‚ Malta‚ Moldova‚ Monaco‚ Netherlands‚ Norway‚ Poland‚ Portugal‚ Romania‚ Serbia and Montenegro‚ Slovakia‚ Slovenia‚ Spain‚ Sweden‚ Switzerland‚ The former Yugoslav Republic
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Frequent Flyer Program (FFP) Is a loyalty program offered by many airlines. Typically‚ airline customers enrolled in the program accumulate frequent flyer miles (kilometers‚ points‚ segments) corresponding to the distance flown on that airline or its partners. There are other ways to accumulate miles. In recent years‚ more miles were awarded for using co-branded credit and debit cards than for air travel. Acquired miles can be redeemed for free air travel; for other goods or services; or for increased
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Education‚ the pride and passion of many United States citizens‚ is an issue in the United States that has drawn scrutiny over past fifty years. The United States is no longer viewed as the leader of Education‚ as it may have or may have not once been viewed. We are falling behind countries like Japan‚ China‚ and other countries in most subjects. In order to try to close the gap in education between us and the countries that are on top in the education world; we have implemented laws‚ such as the
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NCFE Level 2 Certificate in Equality and Diversity Unit 4: Living in diverse communities Assessment You should use this file to complete your Assessment. • The first thing you need to do is save a copy of this document‚ either onto your computer or a disk • Then work through your Assessment‚ remembering to save your work regularly • When you’ve finished‚ print out a copy to keep for reference • Then‚ go to www.vision2learn.com and send your completed Assessment to your teacher via your My
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Abstract I would like to convey that with the help of this project I got the opportunity to understand a subject I was interested in. I came to know about how the electric cars are marketed in different parts of the world according to their needs. I also came across a point where I understood the advantages and disadvantages of electric cars over our regular petrol or diesel injected cars. I came to know about its relation with nature by saving the environment compared to our usual cars and also
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