even further. A very important time in the history of our world was the East Africa long distance trade .In the middle of the seventeenth century‚ East Africa had a far more important place in the world than other African countries .So wrote Marsh‚ Z.A & Kingsnorth G.W in their book An introduction to the History of East Africa ’‚ published by Cambridge university press in 1965 .. They added that "The riches of East Africa were incomparably greater than those of the other African states." According
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The Atlantic Slave Trade The Atlantic slave trade occurred between the 15th and 18th century in the Caribbean islands‚ Spain‚ Europe‚ Asia‚ Britain‚ Portugal‚ Brazil‚ and in the Americas. The trade of black slaves between these countries worked like a triangle between Africa‚ Europe‚ and Asia. Between 1650 and 1860 approximately 10 to 15 million slaves were transported to the different countries and Africans suffered greatly from this. “But soon to my grief two of the white men offered me eatables;
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NEGATIVE ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF IMMIGRATION AND POPULATION GROWTH By Tomas Nilsson‚ President of the Tasmanian Branch of Sustainable Population Australia SUMMARY Immigration and population growth cause: 1. A relative increase in the scarcity of resources and natural assets such as water‚ arable land‚ forests‚ mineral deposits and fish stocks; 2. Infrastructure such as roads‚ schools and hospitals‚ telecommunications networks‚ electricity and water supply systems and sewerage networks to become
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Negative Impact of Technology How information technology is changing the family and how it might affect the future. Some of the ways that IT may affect the perceptions and behaviors of individuals are considered next. Critics of this technology argue that it is negatively affecting our family lives. Their concern is that because of increasing use of home computers‚ a growing number of family people are becoming addicted to computers and loosing human interaction. Information technology is
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manipulating of reproductive processes to produce a specific outcome (Class discussion). There are type types of eugenics‚ negative and positive. With negative eugenics the technology is used to prevent a genetic flaw (Class discussion). An example of this would be altering a fetus’ gene to make sure the child does not have diabetes even though it runs in the family. Positive eugenics‚ on the other hand‚ would be using the technology to create a child that has specific treats or features desired by
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anti-social behavior. But many scientists and psychologists find that video games can actually have many benefits – the main one is making kids smart. Video games may actually teach kids high-level thinking skills that they will need in the future. Positive Effects of Video Games: • When you play video games‚ it gives the brain a real workout. In many video games‚ the skills required to win involve abstract and high level thinking. These skills are not even taught at school. Some of the mental
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Indians. This process had a profound impact on both societies. Columbus brought the first horses and pigs to the Americas; both animals became integrated into many Indian societies. Likewise‚ the new plant and animal species that Columbus and other explorers encountered in North America such as tobacco‚ corn‚ and turkeys presented a challenge to traditional Christian conceptions of the world and opened new opportunities for European farmers and businesspeople. The impact of wider exchange became visible
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The essence of the discussion is to outline the role of trade unions from its traditional role as compared to its role now in contemporary times most notably in post-Apartheid South Africa. One aims to look at how trade unions have coped with the changing nature of work as the traditional role of the worker has evolved over time‚ as there is an influx of more casualized labour. The impact of globalization on trade unions also has to be examined and how it has affected their traditional role .The
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negative Indira Gandhi was the most corrupt politicians of all time . Her politics was so ugly that to remain in power and stay as uncrowned queen of India she imposed emergency in 1977 . She made extreme laws such as forcible vasectomy of men ( unmarried young men included ) to control population of India . She was an awful leader and one of the biggest criminal of all times . She ate away India financially and also caused a lot of mayhem . When Sikhs opposed her regime ( in worlds largest democracy
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Transatlantic Slave Trade and the effects on the american economy Transatlantic Slave Trade The Transatlantic slave trade is a “wrenching aspect of the history of Africa and America” (Colin Palmer). The transatlantic slave trade transported African people to the “New World”. It lasted from the 16th to the 19th century. Slavery has had a big impact on African culture. The Africans were forced to migrate away from everything they knew‚ culture‚ heritage and lifestyles (Captive Passage). Coupled
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