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This hypothesis again points to the United States responding quicker than South Korea, Mexico, or Russia. When comparing the GDP of each nation, I compared the GDP of each nation in the year in which each spill occurred. The third variable that this study will look to investigate is political gridlock. For this study political gridlock is defined as a situation in which passing laws becomes difficult, this occurs when the ratio between bills passed and the agenda of the legislature decreases.…

In 2000, there were over 665 million people living in Sub-Saharan African countries (U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division), which is on average 28 persons per square kilometre. The most populous countries are Mauritius (584 persons per sqd km. in 2000) Rwanda and Burundi (337 persons and 266 persons per sqd km. in 2000 respectively). The lowest population densities can be found in Namibia, Mauritania and Botswana (2,3 persons, 2,4 persons and 2,9 persons per sqd km in 2000 respectively).…

A Geopolitical Analysis of Brazil’s Influence beyond South America Introduction: Certain South America countries possess factors that set themselves apart as regional powers such as globalization, a stabilizing economy, and an efficient use of agriculture. Brazil, a developing country, is becoming a hub that increasingly shapes the global architecture. Globalization: Globalization is the integration of individuals, corporations, and governments of different nations—driven by international…

In this article the question of whether or not Sub-Saharan Africa is poised for sustainable, meaningful economic expansion with be discussed. The beginning will speak of the evidence pointing towards booming economic growth, the reason for the boom, and lingering problems. The expert will also discuss whether or not African economies are able to diversify away from natural resource production, if it is possible to provide enough jobs for fast-growing populations, and whether or not Africa is…

”. An example of inflation is, how houses 25 years ago cost 5 times less than they do right now and that even though from year to year or month to month those prices fluctuate a little bit, the overall sustained trend is more and more expensive. Another way to explain inflation comes from the book, “the most instructive way to think about inflation is not that prices are going up, but rather that the purchasing power of the dollar is going down.” In other words, during inflation, the value of a…

in vegetation change from 1991 to 2011 in the southern Amazonia of Brazil. The report will do this by outlining what NDVI is and how it is derived and then analysing the specific results of Brazil. NDVI stands for Normalised Difference Vegetation Index and usually derived from satellite data, for landsat data this is usually thirty metres above the ground, to classify land cover change over a continental scale (DeFries and Townshend, 1994). When light hits a leaf part of the light spectrum is…

Criminalistics, while often called forensics, is actually a subdivision of forensic science that encompasses a wide variety of scientific disciplines, such as toxicology, anthropology, and odontology. The primary purpose of this field is to identify, gather, analyze, and interpret physical evidence found at a crime scene, as well as present it in court. The gathering and analyzing of evidence is paramount to forming a case, prosecuting the perpetrator, and convincing the judge and jury. Without…

The first thing I would do in processing the crime scene is interview the first officer that arrived at the crime scene to establish a theory of the case. Second I would examine the crime scene to see if the theory of the case is substantiated by what I observed. During this time I would start identifying possible items of evidence, identifying entry and exit points and getting a general outline of the homicide scene. Third, I would take some pictures. Photographing the scene would allow me to…

As most everyone knows, California is currently experiencing a severe drought; but, according to the Environmental Protection Agency, so is “over 36 percent of the continental U.S.” not to mention that “a fifth of the world’s [population], [that is,] more than 1.2 billion [people], live in areas of physical water scarcity.” Living in the United States, it can be easy to disregard a drought and the importance of water conservation because we always manage to obtain the water necessary to supply…

DNA Fingerprinting Introduction Background: DNA fingerprinting is one of the great discoveries of the late 20th century,that has revolutionized forensic investigations. (Roewer 2013) The complete DNA of each individual is unique, with the exception of identical twins. It is this difference that can be used by forensic scientists to match specimens of blood , tissue, or hair follicles to an individual with a high level of certainty. A DNA fingerprint, therefore, is a DNA pattern that has a…