1st millennium

Weakland, & Hollingshead, 2009). As a result, education has been enshrined as a fundamental right of all citizens in the constitutions of various countries, with most governments making it their duty to offer free basic education. Moreover, as part of Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) that was set out by the United Nations (UN), all governments are expected to provide universal primary education by the end of 2015 (Theunynck and World Bank, 2009). However, for the past few decades, Pakistan…

economic growth. Education affects growth through various channels; such as innovation, productivity and human capital (Borensztein, De Gregorio, & Lee, 1998). Education for all children has been a pressing issue concerning all countries. The second Millennium Development Goal (MDG) aims to provide universal primary education by 2015. Developed countries are closer to achieving the MDG education goal than developing countries (UNESCO,…

The Millennium Development goals were created by the United Nations in order to combat the world’s greatest problems. These goals were established at the start of the century during September 2000, the 8 total MDG’s were to be completed within 15 years. Nevertheless in 2015, there are a lot of unfinished goals that need more progress. One of the most significant Millennium Development Goals is primary education for all children worldwide. Today, there remain 57 million out-of-school children and…

The first Goal (Goal 1) of the seventeen (17) Sustainable Development Goals spearheaded by the United Nations is to “end poverty in all its forms everywhere.” Several targets were set in order to achieve this particular goal and the timeline was set to 2030. These targets or actions include: eradication of extreme poverty everywhere; reduce by at least half the proportion of men, women and children of all ages living in poverty; Implement nationally appropriate social protection systems and…

Introduction and Background on the Issue Haiti is regarded as one of the most dangerous places in the world to be an infant and to give birth. Haiti has one of the highest rates of infant and under-five mortality in world; one in 14 children die before the age 5. The maternal mortality rate in Haiti is 350 deaths per 100,000 births, where as in the United States it is 12.7 deaths per 100,000 births. This is a major issue because most maternal deaths are preventable as they are often due to…

Introduction and Background: The population studied in this report is the country of Brazil, located in South America. Brazil has the 5th largest population in the world, measuring a little over 200 million people (Table 1). Brazil’s population is roughly 51% female and has a population growth of approximately 1.2% per year from 2010-2015 (United Nations, 2015). Approximately 85% of people in Brazil live in urban regions, with the majority of the rural populations consisting of indigenous…

In the play, The Tragedy of Julius Caesar there are many different characters all having different parts. Each of the four main character has their own big part in the story, and each have different sides to them. Each character has a different part, either killing Caesar of giving pay back to the killers. The four main characters in the play are Julius Caesar, Marc Antony, Marcus Brutus, and Mr. Cassius. It could be said that each of the characters in the play could be change the name of the…

only being transmitted through the United States but it was being transmitted through foreign sites as well. The purpose and goal of the Stop Piracy Act (SOPA) and Protect IP Act (PIPA) were to address issues that were not covered in the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) which went into effect in…

The Partition of India was when the abdication of British Imperialism of India, and the creation of a Muslim State, separating India into a Hindu prominent India and Muslim prominent East and West Pakistan. Jawaharlal Nehru was the main Hindu leader during the time, later on becoming the first Prime Minister of India. Mohammad Ali Jinnah was the main leader of the Muslim population and eventually became the first Prime Minister of Pakistan. Finally, Lord Mountbatten was the last Viceroy of…

Amendment 27 was a very important part of the constitution, which really affected America both now and in the past. It took 200 years for it to be ratified. It was first suggested by James Madison in 1789, who was the fourth president of the United States, and was also a Delegate Representative. It was not until 1992 that it became an amendment, when it was reevaluated, and Michigan finally approved. It was originally part of the first 12 amendments, however only 10 were ratified, which became…