it was 50 years ago In my opinion‚ the world today is better than it was fifty years ago primarily due to technology‚ civil reform and medical breakthroughs. The technology of today is far more advanced. In 1960‚ computers were not household items‚ nor were cell phones‚ the internet‚ digital cameras/camcorders‚ DVD players‚ plasma television sets and GPS systems. It is clear that because of the increase in affordable household appliances‚ home life is easier now than it was fifty years ago. With
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For the last 50 years‚ world population multiplied more rapidly than ever before‚ and more rapidly than it is projected to grow in the future. In 1950‚ the world had 2.5 billion people; and in 2005‚ the world had 6.5 billion people. By 2050‚ this number could rise to more than 9 billion (see chart "World Population Growth‚ 1950-2050"). Anthropologists believe the human species dates back at least 3 million years. For most of our history‚ these distant ancestors lived a precarious existence as
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P E W R E V •I E W C E M B E R EVIAL 75 DE 75 109 2001 Technological change and opportunities for development as a moving target Carlota Pérez Honorary Research Fellow‚ SPRU‚ the University of Sussex. Adjunct Senior Research Fellow‚ INTECH‚ United Nations University The Netherlands carperez@reacciun.ve This article puts forward an interpretation of development as a process of accumulation of technological and social capabilities dependent upon taking advantage of successive
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The Most Important Person in My Life Sometimes choosing the most important person in your life can be difficult. Some people may not have a person to look up to‚ but some may have several. As for me in my life‚ I was blessed with many. I was given two amazing parents who are the most important people in my life. My father is a very inspiring person. He lived in Mexico most of his childhood and was raised in poverty. Therefore‚ when he moved to the United States his desire to succeed was his main
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Arabic! It is used for mathematical terms throughout the world. The three most important Muslim innovations would be math‚ medicine‚ and astronomy. Why? Well without mathematics‚ we’d still be using roman numerals! Astronomy helps us focus on outside of our own world. Medicine helps us everyday‚ with sick people. Medicine may not cure us‚ but it may help people throughout the day. Some may say mathematics aren’t all that important. There are actually thousands of different jobs that require some knowledge
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Breakfast is often called the most important meal of the day‚ and there are good reasons for that. Eating breakfast benefits both adults and children in many ways‚ energy for our day. When we wake up in the morning‚ our body has been fasting‚ or going without food‚ during the hours we were asleep. Eating breakfast means we “break the fast” and give our body and brain the energy they need to function. Starting the day with more energy means we will feel better throughout the day. It is a healthy
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make your final decision. -Whose opinion is most important in deciding where and what to study for your university degree? (i)Opinion of parents (ii)Opinion of friends (iii)Opinion of teachers (iv)Opinion of career guidance counsellors Booklet 7 Electronic media like mobile phone‚ computer and electronic games has an impact on young people of today. What aspects of their lives are affected? -Discuss what aspects of a young person’s life is most affected by electronic media (i)Study habits
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The Most Important Problems in Today’s World There are many problems facing the world in today such as a nuclear weapon‚ a conflict of Middle East area‚ starvation in Africa and so on. Of course‚ above problems are also serious but I think that the most serious problem facing the world is an environmental problem and to be specific‚ I’d say a global warming. Albert Gore states “Global warming will be the greatest environmental challenge in the 21st century.” So what is The global warming
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Winning is the most important thing Agree 1. Because in life there are always winners and losers…get used to it! 2. Competition is a good thing because it makes us work harder 3. Winning is important because it shows what can be accomplished‚ great people get great accolades. Winning is most definitely the most important thing in life. It is important that we learn from an early age that winning is important because all through life we will be faced with situations where there are winners
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Education is the most important thing we can offer to our children and the generations to come‚ yet it is one of the topics that we struggle with the most. With the choices between local‚ state and federal authorities‚ who should have control over education? It is my belief that the control should lie with the federal authorities because they are able to maintain a complete situational picture over all the states. Many of our founding fathers of the United States feared that leaving education
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