it to Scottish farmers. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland was formed in 1801. The Irish people were upset by this and did not want to lose their independence. The Potato Famine that lasted from 1845 to 1848 took its toll on the population of Ireland‚ which went from 9 million to 3 million. The famine oppressed the undernourished people‚ yet Britain failed to offer sufficient support. Gladstone became the Prime Minister of Britain in 1868‚ and claimed‚ “My mission is to pacify Ireland
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From Famine to Five Point Five Points is‚ as the extended title boasts‚ "The 19th century New York neighborhood that invented tap dance‚ stole elections and became the world’s most notorious slum." Unlike most subtitles that promise all by the moon and the stars‚ all these statements and more are absolutely true. The Five Points neighborhood quite literally defines the term melting pot‚ a mixture of cultures‚ faiths and political ideologies that was at one time volatile but also a source of amazing
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The Emperor Kang Xi There were about five thousand years of resplendent civilization in the history of China‚ and 408 emperors (Kuaican) with forty (Dan) different dynasties were parts of it. Those emperors were like the stars of the Milky Way‚ as some of them were regard as real stars because of their feat‚ but some of them were looked as meteors from what they did. There was a twinkling superstar at the Milky Way of Chinese history. His name was Aixinjueluo Xuanye‚ who was also known as the Emperor
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Extreme global poverty is a problem that affects a large percentage of the world’s population and will continue to spread until serious action is taken against it by the wealthier nations. However‚ the amount of obligation‚ if any‚ that countries feel they have to deal with such a problem is a main source of controversy and one of the reasons why poverty is taking so long to be reduced. This obligation to help others introduces the concept of utilitarianism. In general‚ this idea requires an individual
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Morris‚ Manitoba: Feast or Famine? In 1974‚ 1976 and 1979‚ it cost a combined $37.6 million dollars to rebuild due to the Red River flooding. With all the flooding‚ it also increases the stress on the people of Morris but it can also bring the families closer together in a time of distress. One physical characteristic that contributes to the annual flooding in the Morris Region is the drainage basin it sits in. The water from the Red River flows up from North Dakota and into Manitoba. Morris
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during the mid 1840s to 1850s in Ireland were definitely not the best for many families‚ it was a time of tragedy. These were the years during the horrific times called the Irish Famine‚ also known as the Potato Famine or Great Hunger. The Irish Famine claimed innumerable amount of lives‚ leading to a “mass emigration of famine survivors to the United States” (McCallum). There were countless of families who emigrated to America during this catastrophe in order to escape starvation‚ poverty‚ and death
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potato farm in Ireland during the Great Potato Famine. It was the worst famine in Europe in the 19th century. This famine started in September of 1845 and ended in 1852. During this time‚ life in Ireland was extremely difficult. We suffered from much starvation and disease. Approximately one million of us died and another million emigrated to other countries‚ especially America. The population of the country dropped 20 to 25%. The Great Famine began mysteriously. My family and I woke up one
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Adobe Acrobat XI – Forms Made Easy by G. Jo Greene. April 3‚ 2013 The objective for my project was both personal and professional. First‚ I wanted to be able create customized user-friendly forms that could be distributed and/or accessed by multiple parties at once. Second‚ I wanted users to be able to complete the forms and submit them electronically so that the data could be captured and tracked accurately. Finally‚ once captured‚ I wanted to be able to export the data in a manner that
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INFORMATION MANAGEMENT IN NATIONAL STATISTICS OFFICE Presented to ANALIZA PANA-AGUILAR Instructor In partial fulfillment of the requirements in PA 1114: Management Information System THEA MARIE SALDANA JUNNIBEV BANGCAYA March 2013 BACKGROUND OF THE AGENCY MANDATES BY THE 1987 PHILIPPINE CONSTITUTION The National Statistics Office (NSO) is the major statistical agency responsible in collecting‚ compiling‚ classifying
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The 1845 Great Irish Potato Famine negatively affected Ireland and its people. Due to this famine‚ many factors resulted from it and changed the course of Irish history. Three of these factors are reduced population‚ decline of the Gaelic language‚ and increased harshness of the Irish landlords. The Great Potato Famine was caused by a type of fungus called potato blight‚ which caused the potatoes to become mushy and inedible (Trueman). The 1846 potato crop was a failure due to this fungus
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