Many studies have shown a negative correlation between economic growth and natural resources‚ a finding often dubbed “the curse of natural resources.” However‚ oil and other minerals may not be the biggest curse in developing countries. In many of them‚ the amount of foreign aid is a far larger share of government revenues. In Burkina Faso‚ for example‚ aid accounted for two-thirds of the government budget and 8% of GDP over the period 1985-89. In Mauritania‚ it accounted for 60% and 22%‚ respectively
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telephone way back in 1870s by Alexander Graham Bell. Alexander Graham Bell’s success with the design of telephone came as a direct result of his attempts to improve the telegraph which was the most widely used electronic communication device. The technology began to take shape in the late 1940s‚ when the idea of a mobile phone was introduced. Mobile phones are looked upon as a modern invention. However‚ their origin can be traced to the time when radio messages began to be captured successfully. .
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was the thought that if meat is left out and unrefrigerated maggots would begin to produce "spontaneously in the meat. People believed that the non living meat was responsible for the production for the growing of the living maggots. The advancement of technology in the 1660’s and notably by Hooke through the microscope helps disprove traditional understanding of cell theory. The new theory states that information about cells‚ found in DNA are passed on from cell division. This understanding in the
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Thanks to the technology advancement in recent years‚ our community is now enjoying huge benefits from various innovative electrical products. Tablets such as ipads are good examples. These portable devices give us access to numerous sources of information instantly and make our lives a lot easier when compared to the old days. They allow interaction amongst people all over the world regardless their physical locations. To our experience‚ however‚ there is no free lunch. Together with all these
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Technology is a very important part of our society. It shapes our world in so many ways. Today technology is a major catalyst in everyday functions of our lives. This article discusses the different ways technology is used in car seats. This new technology is put in place to make our kids safer while inside a vehicle and to make sure parents use these seats more safely. I find the different technology used in car seats impressive. It’s important that we understand technology so we can find the best
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findings complement each other because crowd noise is louder for the indoor venues of basketball and hockey than the outdoor venues of football and baseball. More specifically‚ basketball enjoys a stronger home advantage than hockey and baseball suffers a weaker home advantage than football. The reason for this could be that a basketball court is smaller than a hockey rink‚ allowing more cheering fans into the arena. Also‚ at most ballparks‚ nearly half of the seats are beyond first and
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they admire‚especially young people who are more likely to be obsessed with celebrities and other famous people.Some others feel dissatisfied with the way they look either because they cannot come to terms with the fact that they are growing older or because they have facial deformities‚scars and injuries which they would like to hide.Furthermore‚there are many people who are unemployed and resort to plastic surgery since they think they will find a job more easily and will be able to pursue a career
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Freedom in Libya: Blessing or a Curse? Since the Libyan revolution to overthrow Muammar al-Gaddafi ended in August of 2011‚ the drive for a safer and more democratic state has been met with both optimism and disappointment. The continued ineffectiveness of the General National Congress (GNC) to fill the security vacuum left after Gaddafi’s fall and its inability to secure its porous borders (Wehrey 2013) has help fuel resentment towards it (BBC 2013). Yet‚ it is this lack of effectiveness that
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Death Penalty: Blessing or a Curse? Imagine it’s getting dark and your child still hasn’t returned from school. Everybody in the house is worried sick. All of you start calling for help and looking around the area only to find out that your thirteen year old daughter has been viciously raped and brutally murdered in an alley by her own maths teacher. How would you feel? Would you be okay with him going to a prison with a roof on his head‚ letting him eat three square meals a day and getting the
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conscience‚ is morally confounded by the technology that links together nearly half a billion people in a World Wide Web‚ a global village‚ allowing instant‚ anonymous exchange of uncensored text and images. Anyone in this virtual metropolis can put anything online‚ and once it is there anyone can access it. Like any metropolis‚ the web has neighborhoods‚ some safer and some horrific. In today’s world these horrific dangers have been exaggerated other than taking precautions and necessary steps to
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