It’s a Knockoff World Background: Counterfeiting is a big business that occurs all over the world. People are producing fake products‚ but making them seem legitimate. Consumers would rather buy fake items because they are a fraction of the price compared to the real thing. Popular counterfeit products include books‚ printer cartridges‚ CDs‚ brake pads‚ DVDs‚ aircraft parts‚ cigarettes‚ wristwatches‚ razor blades‚ batteries‚ medicine‚ motorcycles‚ handbags‚ jewelry‚ automobiles‚ shampoo‚ pens
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Background to World Economic Forum Project The problem was daunting: building health care infrastructure in remote areas of the world would take ten to thirty years and cost millions of dollars. Even if built‚ realistic solutions for a sustainable funding mechanism had not been identified for centuries. Rather than delay the provision of desperately needed healthcare services‚ the World Economic Forum posed a question: Are there existing proven innovative healthcare models that can be replicated
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The Swadeshi Movement Rabindranath Tagore’s novel The Home and the World‚ is set during a crucial period of time in Indian history. The novel examines the lives of three main characters during the beginnings of the Swadeshi protest movement in Bengali India. While Tagore explores several main themes in his novel including the role of gender‚ religion‚ and romance into the triangular narrative‚ it is the political and national theme portrayed through the Swadeshi movement that both brings together
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HUNGER DEFINITIONS: Definitions of hunger from commonly-used references include: A desire or need for food; any appetite‚ strong desire‚ or craving. (Dirckx‚ 2001) The uneasy or painful sensation caused by want of food; craving appetite. Also the exhausted condition caused by want of food. (Oxford American Dictionary‚ 1980) A
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The real world By Roschelle Aguiling You cannot have the best of both worlds. This is a quote that my economics teacher told in one of his discussion. That’s true‚ everything is limited and insufficient that is why we should maximize everything that comes on our way. In this speech‚ I will discuss and inform everyone how you will economize your abilities‚ knowledge and time in choosing your career path. After we’ve graduated in college we usually tend to look for a job and be employed
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In the past decade‚ the world was in a state of unrest almost all the time‚ regardless natural or man-made disasters. In 2001‚ the 9-11 terrorist attack evoked long-term tension between the US and the Middle East; Recently‚ politiacal unrest in China raised concern on human rights around the world‚ and the focus was further intensified as Mr. Liu Xiaobo was selected as one of the laureates of Nobel Peace Prize 2010. A month ago‚ North Korea bombed South Korea‚ creating even more barriers between
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I am going to write about World of Warcraft. It is an online role playing game and the most famous one. Ten million people play the game all over the world. There is no age limit and the general language is English. But‚ you must pay twelve euros per month. Before you enter the game‚ you must create a character. There are two races. The horde is the evil side and the allience is the good side. Your character can be male or female. After these decisions‚ you must select your class. Your class can
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Poor in the World The word poor‚ or poverty‚ is eminent but the cause may not be much known. According to the Census‚ almost 50 million Americans live in poverty today and is estimated 1.2 billion people live on less than $1.25 today. Why is this number so high? Why is there poverty in the world at all? The central reason for poor in the world is greed. Most historians would argue that the selfish desire for something is the lack of resources. The United States has more than enough resources necessary
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Computers are all around us and can be considered a wonder of the world. Thanks to the computers‚ we drive computerized cars‚ receive letters sent by computers‚ astronauts can go to the space and return safely. Thus‚ the computer has significantly changed our world through advances in science and medicine‚ business and education. In fact the computer is a wonderful electronic brain that we have come to rely on. First off‚ computers have contributed to the advances in science and medicine. In the
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The modern world changes very quickly because people want to make it better for themselves. Since the end of the XX century people in many respects depended on electricity and cars. In it there are also pluses. First our life became much more comfortable than ever‚ in - the second any information which can be necessary for us is available and we can receive it irrespective of time and much quicker than earlier. We without fail carry the Internet to number of such conveniences. The world wide web unites
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