people were evacuated and were relocated to shelters across the country. According the article” Economic impacts from Hurricane Katrina were also considerable. Tens of thousands of jobs were lost due to severely damaged or destroyed businesses and supporting infrastructure. Major highways in and around New Orleans were damaged or destroyed‚ disrupting commerce. Katrina had a profound impact on the southeast Louisiana/Mississippi oil and gas industry‚ which accounts for nearly 30 percent of total
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growth and development. Globalisation is the breakdown of trade barriers between nations to allow for the free flow of goods and services‚ ideas‚ communication and information. In the 1980s‚ China had implemented a series of economic reforms which allowed the country to better integrate with other nations in the region. This was endorsed by the government for the Chinese nation to develop itself and become an emerging country to meet advanced international standards. It has since joined world and
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It has come to the attention of the Chicago Department of Public Health that there is a concerning health risk among emerging adults (18-30) in the state of Illinois. The health risk in particular is the use of alcohol. Over indulgence in alcohol results in injures‚ car accidents‚ and domestic abuse. These behaviors are toxic to the individual and society which is why this issue must be addressed and reduced. As adults transition from adolescence they are given new forms of freedom and independence
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Although Africans were not strangers to slave trade or to the keeping of slaves before the 15th century‚ the tragic voyage across the Middle Passage to America strongly impacted the role of African slaves to a cruel degree. As the demand for slaves in America increased‚ an outstanding number of slaves were transported to America for four centuries. When the opportunity granted itself to pursue freedom‚ Africans took a stand to gain justice and equality by joining the war and executing impactful roles
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10358698 ANTEBELLUM SLAVERY WAS PRIMARILY ECONOMIC IN NATURE Slavery formed the backbone of the South economically. It was just as much the political and social basis of Southern identity‚ too. With the invention of Eli Whitney’s cotton gin‚ southern plantation owners had to buy more slaves to keep up with the demand for cotton. There was an ever-present demand‚ particularly by Northern states‚ for cotton. There became a growing economic dependence on slavery. James Henry Hammond’s manual
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Bases of Power Essay When speaking on power‚ the Greek philosopher Aristotle once suggested "What lies in our power to do‚ it lies in our power not to do". Although not always apparent‚ everyone possesses power in one form or the other. Power can be defined as the influence that one person has over another person. The influence an individual possesses can be extended to others through a variety of dissimilar stratagems. In 1959‚ social psychologists John French and Bertam Raven completed a
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achievements of Brazil can be summarized in the table below: However‚ the above competitive strengths and remarkable achievements are not fully speculated in Brazil’s performance till date in terms of better living conditions for its citizens‚ economic growth rates and enhanced competitiveness. Brazil registered an average annual growth rate of around 3.9% for the period 2003–2007. On the other hand‚ fellow BRIC countries China‚ India‚ and Russia had a growth rate of about 10.8%‚ 8.6%‚ and 7.3%
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Emerging Issues Paper In today’s society emerging issues in multiculturalism are affecting people in new ways. Professionals in the health care industry are facing new challenges and are realizing the changes they need to make to continue to help those in need. Individuals are changing as well and becoming uniquely multicultural themselves. These issues affect society and how culturally diverse groups interact but still allow them to live together and share each others experiences. Counseling
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Problems Faced NAME: Economic Community of West African States ACRONYM: ECOWAS YEAR OF FOUNDATION: 1975 HEADQUARTERS: Abuja‚ Nigeria DESCRIPTION The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is a regional organization of 15 West African countries established on the 28th of May 1975. Its main goal is the promotion of the economic integration among its members. Indeed‚ ECOWAS is one the five regional pillars of the African Economic Community (AEC). ECOWAS has three
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What determines whether or not a resource is scarce? Why is the concept of scarcity important to the definition of economics? The determination of whether a resource is scarce is its supply in relation to demand such as land‚ labor capital and human capital. If there is not sufficient amount of resource to satisfy the demands‚ then resources are set to be scarce. On the other hand if supply exceeds it demand‚ then the resource is not scare not only that if the supply of a goods or service is low
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