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    Since it is geographically situated facing the bay of Bengal, the coastal areas are prone to natural disasters such as cyclones, storm surges, floods tornadoes, etc. About 80% of the country is formed by the floodplains of big rivers known as Meghna, Ganges, and Brahmaputra-Jamuna, making the area vulnerable to sea rise (Ali et al. 1996; Jorgensen and Fath 2014). Bangladesh is a very densely populated country, with a population of 163.4 million currently, and it is also one of the poorest…

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    instead of a big city but i am just going to go over the basics. The first reason why some people would rather grow up in a small town instead of a large city. One of the reason why some people would live in a small town is that there are not as much ganges because it would be better to be able to living walk down the street and know nothing is going to happen to you. Because in the big city there is a lot of death from gang shooting and all that stuff . and another reason that people like…

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    Every civilization throughout history has their ups and downs. What if these ups and downs could all be connected back to one main factor, to one influence? Throughout history, it can be noticed that the location of a civilization or the environment in which the society is located affect the shape of their culture, economy, trade, protection, and many more. It defines which societies rise to power and which lose power. Geography influences history in many ways, as can be seen in the Indus…

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    Death is inevitable, it is a universal experience that everyone is guaranteed to experience. How we cope with death is different based on our religion, spiritual beliefs, as well as the influence of our culture. Some see death as fearful because it is the end of life in the material world. For others it can be a bit easier, some believe that it is not just the end of life, but the start to a new existence, the soul is reincarnated and the journey of a new life begins. Hinduism is a religion…

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    He used a number of techniques and symbols to portray his opinion. Through symbolism Gandhi is made out to be a auspicious figure. The movie begins and ends with the setting of he sun over the Ganges River. This river is understood in Indian culture as a “holy river”. This river is a clear symbol of Gandhi’s auspicious nature. Furthermore, Attenbrought painted Gandhi as holy by only showing him in a positive light. The only appearance of negativity…

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    States is subject to poverty in areas it is minuscule contrasted to the amount in India. India is portrayed as a country with a serious lack of benefits, which most Americans take for granted. For example, people have to wash their clothes in the Gange River, one of the most polluted rivers in the world. You can see that very same brightly colored clothing being worn on women in a very discreet manner, without showing off their legs or shoulders like Americans do, and even wearing turbans to…

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    Buddhism is known to be one of the world’s major religions that was founded in India during 500 B.C., by a teacher known as Budda, which was Siddhartha Gautama (Schober, 2017). Siddhartha born in a royal family that lived north of the Ganges River that who Hindus. Before Siddhartha was born, an astrologer told his father that he would have a son that would become either a powerful emperor or leave to become a very powerful religious leader (Voorst, 2013). Once Siddhartha was born, it was said…

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    availability of food production which was them to move from one place to another which led the agriculture and permanent settlement (Harmon pg.10-11). In Windspear he talks about how the civilization developed first in the great river valleys the Ganges, Tigris, Euphrates and the Nile in the need of water for cultivation during the warmer weather ( Winspear pg.14). Since the weather was warmer and since the land was by the…

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    In addition, more than 23.5 million people would be homeless in the deltas of the Ganges River in Bangladesh, the Mekong River in Vietnam, and the Nile in Egypt if there was a one metre rise in sea level. Recommendations to the government to try and reduce the effects of climate change are first, Canada putting a strong price on these…

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    attempted to find a way to allow people to live with the principles of nature that governed the world in harmony. (103) Gupta Empire- The Gupta Dynasty, founded in 320 CE by Chandra Gupta, arose in the Ganges. The Gupta Dynasty had a state that layed in Magadha, known for wealth and power in the Ganges Valley. The Gupta Empire established alliances throughout the continent in order to maintain their power and land. The people of the dynasty were overcome by White Huns from Asia which lead to…

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