GLOBAL WARMING Global warming is the increase of earth’s average temperature as the result of green house effect. Green house gases in the atmosphere act like a mirror reflecting back the heat radiation which would otherwise be dispersed into space. Greenhouse effect is the problem of gradual rise of gases 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.
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following entry presents an overview of Ngugi’s career through 2002. See also Ngugi wa Thiong’o Criticism. As a spokesman for his people and a chronicler of Kenya’s modern history‚ Ngugi is widely regarded as one of the most significant writers of East Africa. His first novel‚ Weep Not‚ Child (1964)‚ was the first English-language novel to be published by an East African‚ and his account of the Mau Mau Emergency in A Grain of Wheat (1967; revised‚ 1986) presented for the first time an African perspective
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India‚ Australia‚ North America‚ Algeria‚ New Zealand and Brazil‚ which were all controlled by the Europeans. Imperialism‚ on the other hand is described where a foreign government governs a territory without significant settlement. The scramble for Africa in the late 19th century and the American domination of Puerto Rico and the Philippines can be cited as examples of Imperialism. In Colonialism‚ one can see great movement of people to the new territory and living as permanent settlers. Though
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and communication (-1.6%).This shows a general decrease in its major contributors of its economy. The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) annual growth rate year on year slowed to 1.9 for the first quarter of 2013 from 2.5 the last quarter of 2012.South Africa is an export-based country as it is rich in natural resources .It is a leading producer of platinum‚ gold‚ chromium and iron. However ‚the volume of South African gold exports have fallen in each of the past six quarters. The impact of labour unrest
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Referencing: how to be polite to your sources You will remember that when you were doing research for your essay by means of interviews‚ reading library books and searching on the Internet‚ you were always told to keep records of your sources. Now you have come to the point where you are going to include the facts and ideas that you have obtained from places other than your own mind in your essay. This is called referencing and it entails the avoidance of what can be termed “ripping off”. It is
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A Passage To Africa. (Narrative Article‚ Literary Analysis) A Passage To Africa is a moving‚ touching account of what George Alagiah felt and experienced in a small town in Africa‚ and the beauty and intensity of emotion lies‚ not only in the message behind it‚ but also in every word of every sentence in this article. The title itself is significant. The noun ‘Passage’ is ambiguous; of course the obvious meaning would be that the following is an extract‚ a piece of writing. But it could also be
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defines malnutrition as “the cellular imbalance between supply of nutrients and energy and the body’s demand for them to ensure growth‚ maintenance‚ and specific functions.” Women and children less than five years are the most adversely affected groups‚ malnutrition is globally the most important risk factor for illness and death‚ contributing to more than half of deaths in children worldwide; child malnutrition was associated with 54% of deaths in children in developing countries. Malnutrition causes
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Desertification in the Sahelian Region of Africa Question 1 There are two schools of thought with respect to the underlying causes of “desertification” in the Sahelian region of Africa‚ the Eurocentric view (which blames desertification solely on the action of pastoral nomandists) and the Systems view (which blames desertification on the complex interaction of several factors including climate change and colonialism). This essay will define and describe both of these views. We will them discuss
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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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This is a crucial issue in Africa because people are suffering greatly due to the lack of food and money; they have a hard time providing for their families and communities (World Hunger). Poverty and poor agriculture are some of the main reasons why Africa is currently suffering. Even though Africa is working to increase the agricultural production‚ the process is very slow and has been going for the last 40 years. While on the other hand poverty is making it hard for Africa to eliminate hunger; there
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