education is one of the types of its content. In some societies‚ early marriage and traditional gender roles are important factors determining the rate of teenage pregnancies recorded. For example‚ in some African countries located to the south of the Sahara‚ the occurrence of early pregnancy is often seen as a blessing‚ confirming the fertility of young women. On the Indian subcontinent rate of early marriages and
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are HIV positive. “200‚000 children are sold every year as slaves and about 120‚000 are participating in armed conflicts” (Poverty in Africa para2). About one third of these children are underweight. Poverty is spread out all throughout Africa. The Sahara Desert is very high in poverty because of the low percentage of rainfall. Stand Up For Africa (SUFA) is a non-profit organization. Their mission is to improve access to education‚ health‚ promote and protect the rights of children‚ young people and
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Santiago - An adventurous young Andalusian shepherd determined to fulfill his Personal Legend‚ which is to find a treasure at the foot of the Egyptian pyramids. He is the book’s protagonist. Read an in-depth analysis of Santiago. The Alchemist - A 200-year-old‚ extremely powerful alchemist residing in the Al-Fayoum Oasis. He dresses in black‚ rides a white horse‚ and carries a scimitar‚ the Philosopher’s Stone‚ and the Elixir of Life. He often speaks cryptically‚ but he understands the Soul of
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Oxford English Dictionary Report: Negro OED report In 1940‚ Langston Hughes wrote: "The word [negro] to colored people of high and low degree is like a red rag to a bull. Used rightly or wrongly‚ ironically or seriously‚ of necessity for the sake of realism‚ or impishly for the sake of comedy‚ it doesn ’t matter. The word [negro]‚ you see‚ sums up for us who are colored all the bitter years of insult and struggle in America." When asked about the etymology of the word Negro most people
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The Middle East -- from Yemen through Iran and India all the way north to Uzbekistan -- houses a variety of endangered species. Dwindling populations of both larger animals like the snow leopard and smaller animals like the Bunn’s short-tailed bandicoot rat are primarily due to habitat fragmentation and destruction. Habitat conservation and awareness are imperative in preventing these endangered species from becoming extinct. Large Mammals One of the best-known endangered large mammals in the
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English Reflective Essay Florida is portrayed as a fantasy land where Mickey Mouse greets you around every corner and where Cinderella actually lives‚ where days go by without a single drop of rain and the sky is consistently perfectly blue. However this was the farthest thing from my mind as I sat in an immense carbon-emmiting monster whose air conditioning has spluttered and died and while the heavens poured the air was so thick and mucky that flies were sticking to the windshield as we drove
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Ebola By: Fahd Seddiki and Conrad Womelsdorf Discovery of Ebola The discovery of Ebola was made after an epidemic of this virus was spread throughout Sub-Sahara Africa. The actual discovery was made by a native by the name of DR. Ngoy Mushola. He discovered it in 1976 after the epidemic hit his country. The first case of Ebola was called Ebola Zaire. It was discovered in Zaire hence the name. The second discovery of Ebola was called Ebola Sudan; also it was discovered in Sudan. Although
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of Africa and populated the rest of the continents. This was said to have occurred around 100‚000 bce (Oppenheimer‚ 2003). The first human migration out of Africa was said to have occurred around 125‚000 bce. This migration went north through the Sahara. They were said to have settled the Levant (Oppenheimer‚ 2003). The Levant is the eastern coastline of the Mediterranean Sea (The Free Dictionary‚ 2010). Those settlers died out approximately 90‚000 bce due to an ice age (Oppenheimer‚ 2003). A second
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A List of African Tribes There are over 500 tribes in Africa‚ some have been identified and the rest of the ’lost’ tribes are yet to be discovered. Each tribe has its own traditional and social values. Their social background is influenced by language‚ religion and way of life. These tribes have been in existence for thousands of years and therefore have a rich cultural heritage. Therefore their life styles have not changed significantly by western influences. A few changes such as the attire
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finally flow into the Mediterranean Sea. The Great Nile consists of several tributaries. The two main of them: the White and the Blue Nile meet in the Sudan capital of Khartoum to create a magnificent water line. This is the only river that crosses Sahara‚ creating enchanting retreat for exotic plants‚ various animal spices and humans. Starting for the beginning of times people selected the valley to settle down and start their households. 5500 years ago‚ in about 3500 BC‚ the first nation state
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