Global Social Problem # 6 http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-23779561 Some reference from http://health.howstuffworks.com/food-nutrition/could-radiation-impact-japans-prized-fish-exports.htm also http://www.smartplanet.com/blog/bulletin/fukushima-nuclear-disaster-now-global-environmental-problem/32034 This week global social problem continues to deals with the environment this week we will be looking at Japan and the Fukushima nuclear power plant spill that they had back in 2011. One
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The view from the airplane window As often as possible‚ I try to get a window seat when I’m traveling. Certainly anything beats the dreaded middle seat‚ and crawling over other people when you need to stretch your legs can be a pain‚ but that window seat has the best thing on board—a window. A recent article by Peter Ferry on World Hum‚ “Out the Airplane Window‚” describes some of the most stunning moments he’s had as an observer through the window of a commercial aircraft. When I think back on
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• Melting pot representing the entire world o Influenced by Europe‚ Spain‚ Portugal‚ United States o Africans and Asians brought over to work on the sugar cane plantations • Brazil most diverse o Whites‚ Black‚ Mestizos and Mulattos‚ Middle Easterns and Asian • Catholicism is the most dominant religion (over 80%) • Portuguese and Spanish are the primary languages o English‚ Dutch‚ French‚ Italian‚ German
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Columbus and de la Casas make two very different observations of the new world. Columbus made many detailed descriptions in his letter to the King Ferdinand‚ who had financed his journey with the intentions of completing three very clear goals. The first‚ “to procure riches for the Spanish empire‚” the second‚ “to find a new route to the East Indies‚” and lastly‚ “to convert native peoples to Christianity (Casper et al.‚ 4).” de la Casas had a much different intention than Columbus for why he journeyed
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Christopher Columbus - 1492 Sails to the New World. Amerigo Vespucci - 1502 American continents named after him. Vasco de Balboa - 1513 Discovers the eastern shore of the Pacific Ocean. Hernando Cortez - 1521 Defeats Aztec Empire. Francisco Pizarro - 1533 Defeats Inca Empire. Hernando De Soto - 1539 Explores the southeastern US. Francisco de Coronado - 1540 Discovers the Grand Canyon Christopher Columbus - 1492 Sails to the New World. Amerigo
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In the book Evo Morales: The Extraordinary Rise of the First Indigenous President of Bolivia by Martin Sivak‚ he accounts the trials and tribulations of the rise of one of Latin America’s most fascinating hero and political leader. The book focuses on Morales’s political journey to the presidency seat‚ analyzing the political and social changes of Bolivia and surrounding countries. The book is an account of how down to earth Evo Morales really is‚ and how effortless he fought for the survival of
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Document Based Questions: Civilization of the Americas Document 1: 1) Describe the significance of Mayan architecture evidenced in this temple at Tikal? Answer: This pyramid temple is evidence of the architectural skills of the Mayans. The significance of Mayan architecture evidenced in this temple at Tikal is that they were able to build monumental temples of stone‚ which they dedicated to both the gods and important rulers. The Maya Architecture‚ as well as their Art‚ has been called the richest
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The Spanish conquistadors had fierce battle tactics‚ but what about the Incas? Large numbers‚ battle tactics‚ and a strong empire were all characteristic to this civilization. How is it possible for the Incan empire to fall? The Incan Empire was torn apart by the Spanish‚ due to the geographic luck of the Spanish which resulted in being the first to acquire guns‚ germs and steel. The invisible weapon the Incas faced was diseases. A Spanish ship had a slave onboard who suffered from smallpox‚ who
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During the time before the conquest on Inca the civilization began to face a crisis. The death of their emperor Huayna Capac‚ brought about a power struggle between the two sons of the former emperor‚ that initiated a civil war. This civil war weakened the imperial state and effectuated the conquering of the Inca by Fracisco Pizaro in 1532. All these conquest and many more of the Latin Americas provide the background information of the commencement of the changes in religion and beliefs in Latin
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Geographical and ecological factors‚ such as mountains‚ swamps and desert have also made living conditions horrible in many places. This is why some natural areas are poorer than others‚ even in the same country. For instances‚ poverty in the Andes‚ Peru is six times higher than communities in the Amazonian region. In other example‚ some people are cut off from the main economic centers of the country. They find themselves located so far from the roads‚ markets‚ health services‚ schools and economic
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