violent conflict in Africa * In sub-Saharan Africa there are more than 25 million Africans infected with HIV/AIDS (70 percent of the world’s cases) and 17 million dead; on its current trajectory‚ by 2010 the disease will decrease life expectancy on the continent to levels found at the beginning of the last century. * Many governments‚ international organizations‚ and NGOs have joined a UN-led movement to address the causes and effects of AIDS in Africa. It now appears
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The Importance of Poson Poya [pic]Festival celebrated in Sri Lanka on the full moon of June. The Poson Poya‚ which is specially noteworthy to the Sri Lankan Buddhists as the day on which Emperor Asoka’s son‚ the arahant Mahinda‚ officially introduced Buddhism to the island in the 3rd century B.C. In addition to the normal ritualistic observances undertaken on a poya day‚ on Poson day devotees flock to Anuradhapura‚ the ancient capital city of the country‚ for it was there that arahant Mahinda converted
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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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Multi-Regional Continuity: The Fossil Evidence With regards to the multi-regional continuity model of human evolution‚ there is without a doubt a preponderance of fossil data that supports the diverse origins of Homo sapiens in different regions of the globe. Skulls displaying a wide variety of mixed modern and archaic features have been found in every corner of the world. The mere existence of these fossils is evidence enough to prove that human evolution was far less cut-and-dried a process
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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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Continuity and Change over Time Essay: India from 300 CE to 600 CE Things that stayed the same in India from 300 CE to 600 CE were the Gupta rule‚ the caste system‚ Hinduism‚ scientific advances‚ and trade. Things that changed during this period were the fall in popularity of Buddhism‚ the decline in Silk Road trade‚ and the fall of the Gupta. Things that stayed the same in India from 300 CE to 600 CE were the Gupta rule‚ the social structure‚ the most popular religion‚ and the wealth generated
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1. Ramgnaga sub-basin description Ramganga is the first major tributary that joins to the Ganga with a catchment area of 32‚768 km2. Ramganga rises at an altitude of about 3‚110 m in the lower Himalayas near the Lohba village in the Garhwal district and enters the plains at Kalagarh near the border of the Garhwal district of Uttar Pradesh. Then‚ the river flows in a southeasterly direction and finally joins the Ganga on its left bank near Kanauj in the Fategarh district. The river flows entirely
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My Religious Background I am catholic. I was raised by catholic parents who were raised by catholic parents. Even all of my great grandparents except for one couple were catholic‚ and beyond that I have no idea. My Grandpa was the only one who was not raised catholic‚ but converted soon after he married my Grandmother and is buried in a catholic cemetery. I have always agreed with everything that The Catholic Church has taught me‚ but I feel like that may be because I have never known any other
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Ethnography Research of a Sub-Culture In the forgotten recesses of Camp Hovey‚ resides a small platoon of MP ’s‚ standing in small groups in the battalion motor pool‚ it must be 9:30 in the morning and its must be Monday‚ Feb. 13th. Behind the large HUMMWV ’s stands a small tight nit group of males‚ their ranks range in the e-4 to e-6 range‚ laughing together. This is the group that always stands away from the rest of the platoon‚ secluding themselves‚ forming a group within a group‚ or their
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DISCRIMINATION ON ETHNIC GROUNDS: A COMPARATIVE ANALYSIS Introduction Many societies all over the world have had to grapple with the problem of inter-group relations. Such concepts as apartheid‚ discrimination‚ prejudice‚ pogrom‚ ethnicity‚ hatred‚ fanaticism‚ intolerance‚ war and even terrorism are terms in common use all over the world. It is manifest that many societies tend to stratify themselves based on the strength of race or tribe. Ethnic discrimination represents one of the problems
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