For the video game‚ see Space Station Silicon Valley. Downtown San Jose‚ dubbed "Capital of Silicon Valley". The driveway to The 88 Condominium Building in Downtown San Jose as seen with uplit palms. Silicon Valley is the southern region of the San Francisco Bay Area in Northern California‚ in the United States. The region‚ whose name derives from the Santa Clara Valley in which it is centered‚ is home to many of the world’s largest technology corporations as well as thousands of small startups
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support the idea of sweatshops is that they provide some form of standard in living in an otherwise developing/poor company. Because these factories are mostly in poverty rich countries where it is hard to find any form of income‚ these job at least provide some source of income that would otherwise not be available. These arguments could be supported that the jobs help boost the developing countries. Sweatshops do not follow the standards and ethics of the parent company who they work for‚ rather
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There is an unresolved controversy what is more important for the city - convenient public transport or the well developed net of highways and roads. That is really a hard question because while each of the ways brings some advancement in the standard of leaving‚ it also has its own weaknesses. Nevertheless‚ I personally believe‚ that public transport is an essential part of the modern city so it has to get support from the government. I will try to prove my point by the following ideas. Firstly
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CHARACTERISTICS OF DEVELOPING COUNTRIES Low standard of living • Low Standards of living tend to be experienced by the majority of the population. • The main indicators of these low living standards are high poverty levels (i.e very low incomes)‚ high levels of inequality‚ very poor housing‚ low standards of health‚ high infant mortality rates‚ high levels of malnutrition and a lack of education. Low levels of productivity • The main causes are low education standards within the countries‚ the low
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2.1 About WTO World Trade Organization (WTO)‚ international body that promotes and enforces the provisions of trade laws and regulations. The World Trade Organization has the authority to administer and police new and existing free trade agreements‚ to oversee world trade practices‚ and to settle trade disputes among member states. The WTO was established in 1994 when the members of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT)‚ a treaty and international trade organization‚ signed a new trade
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ESSAY 2 SPACE EXPLORATION IS A WASTE OF MONEY Since man landed on the moon‚ an appreciable amount of money has been spent on space research and exploration. At the beginning‚ it would seem that this investigation will give to human beings a great benefit‚ but is space research a good cause to spend our money? It can be argued that space industry is a completely waste of money. Firstly‚ it is undoubtedly that a lot of cash is invested in space research. Moreover‚ according to CNN resources‚ in
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Money and effort spent on space research is counterproductive. Do you agree? Throughout the history of mankind‚ we humans have always been eager to explore the world and space around us. Many developed countries have been funding the research programs aim at developing and improving the technology for space exploration. On the other hand‚ several research programs aim at improving the quality of life and providing the basic necessities of life to needy people have not been implemented due to lack
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assignment will discuss detail about countries with their GDP per capita and population growth. An economist like Robert Solow believes that if population increasing then the output will be decreasing. The question is do every countries that decline in population growth is richer than countries that still have higher population growth? Therefore‚ here we start to examine the famous theory of Robert Solow‚ Solow model. Is it always right or it only applied for several countries? GDP per capita represent income
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Should governments spend more money on improving roads and highways‚ or should governments spend more money on improving public transportation (buses‚ trains‚ subways)? Why? Use specific reasons and details to develop your essay. A good government is believed to pay attention to their people’s needs. A lot of things can be done to improve their lives‚ one of which is the public transportation which is badly in need by all people. In my opinion‚ governments should spend more money on improving
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Developing countries are countries with non- or undeveloped industrial base‚ low living standards‚ and low HDI (Human Development Index) compared to developed countries like the United States and the European Union countries. Morocco is a good example of a typical developing country. It has an undeveloped industrial base‚ low living standards‚ and a low HDI. In fact‚ Morocco is ranked at the 130th place over 185 member states of the UN in 2013. Also‚ according to the United Nations Development Program
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