Can Technology End Poverty? Kentaro Toyama (http://www.bostonreview.net/BR35.6/toyama.php) This is the lead article of a forum on the role of information and communication technology in global development. A ten-year-old boy named Dhyaneshwar looked up for approval after carefully typing the word “Alaska” into a PC. “Bahut acchaa!” I cheered—“very good.” It was April‚ 2004‚ and I was visiting a “telecenter” in the tiny village of Retawadi‚ three hours from Mumbai. The small‚ dirt-floored
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End of Cold War Summary 1. Why wasn’t the commie system working? 2. Gorby’s reforms 3. Fall of Soviet Union & Failure of Gorbachev Background info: Soviet Union was made up of 15 satellite states ruled by the Communist Party. Gorbachev: Leader of Soviet Union until 1991. S.U. broke up then‚ into smaller‚ separate republics. Played a part in breaking up USSR. Did not cover up S.U.’s mistakes and problems. Correct intentions but USSR had too many problems piled up since Stalin‚ so he couldn’t
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Short End of the Gene Pool In the article‚ “My Inner Shrimp”‚ by author‚ Garry Trudeau‚ he goes into detail about the early years of his ‘short’ life and how they continue to emotionally impact him well after the issue is no more. Everyone has been singled out for one reason or another at least once in their life which makes it easy to understand where Trudeau is coming from. After reading this article‚ one might think that Trudeau simply needs tougher skin. It’s been known that kids can be cruel
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This story actually surprised me because of all Gaiman books I have read from The Graveyard Book to The Ocean at the End of the Lane‚ none were so entrench in science fiction. Most of his work is based in fantasy‚ particularly urban fantasy. I guess the story is allegory on how hard its hard for some men to talk to girls. Enn‚ in the story‚ can only say a line or two
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The End of Poverty. This is a movie about how poverty will endure as long as capitalism thrives. Diaz connects the history of colonialism with the history of Western capitalism. He offers up a slew of talking-head academics and politics‚ ranging from Nobel economists Amartya Sen and he takes his cameras into some of the poorest regions of the world. Statistics showed in the film that‚ "In Latin America the richest 1 percent of the population receives over 400 times as much income as the poorest
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Put an End to Drunk Driving According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports in 2015‚ “drunk driving crashes cause 10‚265 people to die‚ one every 51 minutes.” Drunk drivers who cause accidents with fatalities should be charged with murder. Reasons drunk drivers should be charged with murder‚ because drunk driving can be avoidable‚ usually it’s not their first time drinking and driving‚ and should take responsibility for their actions. Drunk drivers who cause accidents with
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In “The End of Nature”‚ John McKibben‚ a writer known for his reports and demonstrations against global warming‚ writes about human effects on the environments and definition of nature. In this passage‚ McKibben compares the increasing population in the lake to the people who are affecting the environment using words that appeal to the senses of sound and touch. The word “motorboat” is associated with loud sounds and splashing water‚ which allows the audience to imagine the peaceful lake being disturbed
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“The Color Purple” research project End of slavery is the USA – The Underground Railroad Even from the beginning of the USA slavery was the norm. White people owned the black people and made them work for them‚ long days‚ hard work and in terrible conditions. However some people realised that this was wrong. The earliest recorded rescue of slaves was in 1787 when Isaac Hopper began helping slaves escape from their owners and live free lives as they deserved. By the 1820’s this operation was in
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In the article From The End Of Nature the author Bill McKibben bewails upon the loss of the conception of nature‚ and how human amendments have done nothing‚ but decline its true meaning. He explains‚ everything around us is altered by human renovations‚ and there’s no where to escape from it. He explains that life as we know it‚ wilderness‚ rainforest‚ ocean‚ atmosphere is no longer the production of nature‚ but it is now the product of human pursuits‚ economy and human’s narcissistic way of life
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Dialysis and kidney transplantation are treatments for End Stage Kidney Failure. There are two types of dialysis: hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. As the kidneys lose their ability to function‚ fluid‚ waste products‚ and electrolytes begin to build up in the blood. Dialysis is generally planned when their kidney function is <15 percent of normal. KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION Kidney transplantation is considered the treatment of choice. Quality of life and survival are often better than in people who
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