The first thought that comes to mind when thinking about Africa is often‚ what is going wrong there now‚ or it is a very dangerous place for foreigners to visit. This is a stereotype that has plagued Africa for the past hundred years and has aided to why Africa still is perceived today‚ especially with epidemics such as HIV/AIDs‚ Ebola‚ and refugees fleeing war torn countries. Africa is an enormous continent with over 1.26 billion people living on it spread out between 54 countries. With this in
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Sci 3- ASTRONOMY DWARF PLANETS POSSIBLE DWARF PLANETS Sedna- discovered on November 14‚ 2003 2007OR10-discovered on July 17‚ 2007 Quaoar-discovered on June 5‚ 2002 Orcus-discovered on February 17‚ 2004 Official dwarf planets 1. Ceres – discovered on January 1‚ 1801 (45 years before Neptune)‚ 2. Pluto – discovered on February 18‚ 1930‚. 3. Haumea – discovered on December 28‚ 2004. 4. Eris – discovered on January 5‚ 2005. 5. Makemake – discovered on March 31‚ 2005. ERIS Is the largest known dwarf
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Kristie Tran English 11 Summary: Fourteen Years of Doublespeak In the article‚ the author describes the Committee on Public Doublespeak as a group that tries to change the people’s judgments through working with the government and others who have great influence on the public. They do so by creating the Doublespeak Award‚ Orwell Award‚ and most importantly through Quarterly Review of Doublespeak‚ which is a newsletter that carries tons of examples of doublespeak from areas like education
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Africa is the worst affected region in the world with infection rates ranging between 20 to 30 percent of the sexually active population. AIDS-related mortality has resulted to low life expectancy and decreased population growth rate in most Sub-Saharan countries in Africa. This research paper analyses the consequences of HIV/AIDS epidemic on the social life‚ economy and education sector of the African society. Social Impact Stigma and discrimination tops the list of the heaviest burdens that
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their dead. These include the first written accounts of creation - the Memphite Declaration of Deities. Not only that‚ but ’papyrus’‚ from which we originate our word for paper‚ was invented by the Egyptians‚ and writing flourished. In contrast‚ Sub-Saharan Africa feature a vibrant and varied oral culture. To take into account written literary culture without considering literary culture is definitely a mistake‚ because they two interplay heavily with each other. African oral arts are "art’s for life’s
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everybody is waiting for somebody else to take action. Can we send our leftovers to starving children in Africa? No‚ that is clearly not a permanent or sustainable solution. The problem in Africa is food loss. The amount of food lost per year in sub-Saharan Africa could feed 48 million people. Due to poor harvesting facilities‚ storage‚ packaging‚ distribution and the lack of a stable infrastructure‚ good food is lost in the fields before it even has a chance to reach peoples’ bellies. Food loss and
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the continent; otherwise‚ in 25 years ’ time‚ Africa will be empty of brains." This quotation by Dr. Lalla Ben Barka‚ the Deputy Executive-Secretary of the Economic Commission for Africa‚ expresses more than clearly the dramatic situation of Sub-Saharan African countries when it comes to their most valuable human resource needed for development their brains. Migration and the resulting brain drain are a global phenomenon and universal problem. Especially in the health sector‚ there have been
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The Sub-Saharan area of Africa is one of the most beautiful areas of the continent‚ but also one of the most death-dealing. The region is full of disease‚ terrorism‚ and accidents‚ with little places for healthcare to treat those who are ill or injured. The International Finance Corporation‚ or IFC for short‚ is the largest multilateral shareowner for private health and education in the world. Their article‚ Health and Education in Africa argues that to fix the health crisis in the area‚ spending
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Because of the help the economy of Europe had from all this trade‚ it was once again stabilized as it had been reaching the decline of the Roman Empire. In contrast‚ the Islamic Empire rose and more regions were then available for trade. Then‚ sub-Saharan Africa got involved in the trade and offered gold and salt as well. By this time‚ scholars from every place that was involved in trade was constantly gaining knowledge on many subjects. For example‚ the new technological advancements there were now
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labour market in north America‚ Middle East and Sub Saharan Africa was large. The sectoral segregation measures show that women are more limited in choosing the desired job. But now in developing countries women leave agriculture and small scale businesses and in the developed countries women leave the industries and they join to the service sectors such as education and health. Majority of the women from south Asia‚ Middle East and sub Saharan Africa do not get a proper education. Very young
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