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    Disappearance of the Anasazi civilization Summary The Anasazi civilization was a wonderment of there time. They were far ahead of any Indian civilization of that time era. They were cliff-dwelling people who where very knowledgeable in architecture‚ astronomy‚ and farming. They had built houses on the sides of cliffs that were more then 5 stories tall with plenty of space and even had religious meeting areas. They had a system for tracking the movement of the sun and the moon and also created

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    Afonso de Solar Student number: 08753644 Understanding Famine: Famine is usually understood to be a decline in food availability. A sudden‚ sharp reduction in food in any particular geographic locale usually results in widespread hunger and famine. Understanding Somalia’s famine or any famine goes far beyond the traditional generalist statement mentioned above. A complex environment influences Somalia’s current and previous famines. Political instability‚ an undefined economic frame and armed

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    War and Famine Following the American Psychological Association’s Guidelines Miguel Huerta San Jose State University Professor Andrea Whitson Nufs 139 War and Famine It is hard to fathom that poverty and malnutrition is still a prominent problem around the world. Especially when there is enough to go around so that everyone has food on their plate‚ but people are still dying from hunger‚ malnutrition‚ and food insecurity. What is even harder to swallow is the fact that famine is a socially

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    the preparation of the 30 hour famine event‚ I had 3 roles. The first role was Juice Collector. I collected juice for the 30 hour famine and made a record about it. Since the beginning of April to the 20th‚ I collected juice and wrote the names of the people who donated and how many juice boxes they brought for the event. In addition‚ I also contributed 21 juices boxes. The second role was poster making. On April 15th‚ I designed a poster advertising the 30 hour famine and all the events that were

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    When the Irish Potato Famine Struck Ireland On a sunny morning in 1845‚ Irish farmers were going to check their crops. A farmer named Abraham Fitz found black potatoes in his fields. He thought it may be only the one‚ so he moved over 4 rows and dug another potato out of the ground. This one was black and rotten. This causes Abraham to travel to his neighbors house and ask about their potatoes. His neighbor’s potatoes were black‚ rotten‚ and giving off a foul stench. This would later be discovered

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    The First sign of famine was exposed during the Korean War. Wikipedia has come to the findings of famine starting in the early 1952. The government’s food reserves had ran out in May of that year. Foreign Minister Pak Hon-yong told the Communist diplomats one-quarter of the rural population was starving. Before anyone could act in time many people died of hunger. Soon after an external aid of (50‚000 metric tons of flour and 20‚000 metric tons of artificial fertilizer was received from the Soviet

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    In today’s modern society our perspectives on issues have altered. Out of the many of the push factors that Ireland was faced with the “Great Potato Famine” was the basis for many people immigrating. Many other reasons that the Irish had begun to immigrate were from political reasons‚ rising poverty levels‚ and spread of disease. The famine during 1847- 1852‚ lead to the potato harvest to fail year after year. This resulted in the increase of food cost‚ forcing the middle class to become poor. This

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    The Irish Potato Famine Have you ever thought that one day all of the potatoes could go bad? Unfortunately it’s true.The potato famine or known as the Great hunger was in Ireland until 1845-49. People of all ages were affected.Since the soil was poor‚ potatoes didn’t grow like they’re supposted to. The cause‚ a failure of the Irish potato crop due to an infestation of Phytophora infestans‚ a microscopic fungus‚ also called the potato blight.They think that the disease was brought him by an American

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    Ireland suffered greatly during the potato famine in the 1840s. Around one million people died of starvation or disease. Many immigrated to the United States to try to escape the horrid that surrounded them in Ireland.Food was considered the most deadly weapon in a war. Starvation was the leading cause of death in a war. If you had control of the food supply‚ your army had the greater advantage. Your enemies would most likely fall from starvation‚ enviably you would win. Food also gave the soldiers

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    cannibalism‚ and lastly some decided to take their own lives and end their own suffering. At the time the chinese were unaware of the impact that Mao Zedong would have and by the time they did they could not escape. In Frank Dikotter’s‚ Mao’s Great Famine‚ the author reveals the true horrors of Great Leap Forward stating that“...even as every promise was broken‚ the party kept on gaining followers. Many were idealists‚ some were opportunists‚ others thugs. They displayed astonishing faith and almost

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