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    1961 is known as the Three Years of Great Chinese Famine. It is also referred to as ‘The Three Years of Natural Disasters’ or ‘The Difficult Three Year Period’ because China doesn’t want to admit the true cause of the disaster. (Branigan‚ 2013) Natural factors do play a major role in this disaster‚ but one questions whether the famine would have been this severe if it had taken place in a democracy. The economist Amartya Sen said for example: ‘no famine has taken place in the history of the world in

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    What Caused the Dust Bowl

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    What Caused the Dust Bowl During the 1930’s‚ giant sand and dust storms hit the western horizon. Many families across the nation were struck with the Depression‚ however‚ families living across the Southern great plains were not only struck with Depression‚ but also by 300 dust storms that ruined all their land. The main reasons for the cause of the Dust Bowl were the geography of the Southern Great Plains‚ heavy machinery‚ and extremely dry climate. One of the main causes of the Dust Bowl

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    The benefits man can reap from volcanoes are‚ the land around the volcano that erupted would having fertile soil for agriculture‚ it will also have valuable minerals found in the volcanic areas‚ examples are‚ copper‚ gold‚ sliver and more. The tourism rate of the volcanic areas will increase. And‚ there will also be a source of geothermal energy in the volcanic areas. The land around the volcanic areas will have fertile soil that is good for agriculture as‚ when there is a volcano eruption‚

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    Drake Gutierrez Professor Muniz English 1A 11/8/12 The Gender Gap No More: Mass Media’s Assault on the Human Ideals With the great influence the media holds over the commoner it is not surprising to find that a staggering percentage of the information and knowledge that is obtained is taught through the media. According to Ann Marie Kerwin‚ “the average American watched 280 minutes of TV each day in 2009‚ more than four-and-a-half-hours worth and a three-minute increase compared to the year

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    What Caused The Iraq War

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    So taking into account the actions taken and how the war was conducted‚ we can better understand why America even initiated war with Iraq in the first place. To do so‚ a variety of theories and lenses must be used‚ in order to gain various perspectives on the question. Realism is the best theory of international relations that can be applied to this war. This perspective credits war to three things‚ opportunism‚ balance of power and security. (Creamer‚ 2012) In the case of opportunism‚ much can

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    account and see that all of your savings are gone. Not only did the government lose money‚ citizens lost their own money too. The American people were outraged and knew that that was just the beginning of more disasters to come. The Great Depression of the United States of America‚ was greatly caused by Stock Market crashes‚ and bank failures which sooner led to boycotts and new foreign policies across the globe. The Stock Market Crash of 1929 Black Tuesday had one of the biggest tolls that led to the

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    Ever since the waning battles‚ and the slow‚ contentious process of reconstructing the Union and the readmission of the Confederate States‚ the American Civil War has filled more pages of scholarly discourse than any other event in U.S. history (1). Amongst the endless topics to which these volumes are devoted‚ no topic is more debated‚ chronicled and studied than the various causes that lead to the bloodiest conflict in American history‚ and its effects on this country’s future. As the 19th century

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    Boston Massacre occurred on March 5‚ 1770‚ when hostility between the Americans and British had reached its breaking point. During a riot in the town square‚ British troops fired into a crowd of civilians‚ killing five men. The Boston Massacre was caused by tensions in the American people that had built up as a result of an increasing sense of patriotism‚ pains brought on by British rules and regulations‚ the search for excitement‚ and religious passions. As tensions with the British increased

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    As people rely more and more on technology to solve problems‚ the ability of humans to think for themselves will surely deteriorate. As people rely more and more on technology to solve problems‚ the ability of humans to think for themselves will surely deteriorate. Write a response in which you discuss the extent to which you agree or disagree with the statement and explain your reasoning for the position you take. In developing and supporting your position‚ you should consider ways in which the

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    prioritize his people and country first and his own desires last. Yet‚ he does the complete opposite. The Iranian people would be outraged by this fact because he consistently set aside the priorities of their country. As a result of the shah hoggish actions‚ the antipathy of the Iranian people only

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