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Much like the virus itself, the geographically specific prevalence as well as perceptions of the Ebola virus within certain societies have evolved between the years 1990 and 2015. The current number of cases as well as social views and beliefs about Ebola are society specific and therefore geographically specific. Economic, cultural and lifestyle differences serve as determinants of these contrasting perceptions of Ebola between 1st and 3rd world countries. The ‘perception–behavior link’…

countries, ironically buy weapons from the same Western aid donors. The investment in defence often gives rise to conflicts, including long standing civil wars, which result in economic and social destruction. A case in point is Sierra Leone and Liberia, still bleeding from the economic hemorrhaging of the civil war, despite the huge natural resources the countries have. One needs not mention the Somalia…

AN OVERVIEW OF THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE GOLDCOST: (1482 – 1957) 2.0: Introduction: This chapter presents the political and economic history of the Gold Coast. It assesses the historical and nativity of its inhabitants and also the background to the arrival of the first missionary to the Gold Coast. The section on pre-colonial Gold Coast explains who the people of Gold Coast were; their land and indigenous economic activities before the arrival of the Europeans. Whiles the…

Why the U.S. should finally make the switch to the metric system General Purpose: To persuade. Specific Purpose: To persuade the audience that the U.S. should finally make the switch to the metric system. Central Idea: The metric system is an easy to learn measuring and weighing system that is used by all countries in the world except for the U.S. and two others. Introduction When I started preparing myself for this speech I asked some of my soccer team mates to explain to me the relationship…

1. Introduction Durban, South Africa was the place 53 Head of States from across Africa met and created the African Union. The Head of States bid farewell to the defunct Organization of African Unity and welcomed the new African Union. All this happened on July 9, 2002. During the gathering, African leaders praised OAU’s achievements. They welcomed the new Union and argued that this was a new dawn for the Africans. The African leaders elected Thambo Mbeki, the host president, as the new AU…

Devoted. Educated. Ambition. When a young girl demonstrates that she will go to any extent to achieve her goals in life but people bring her down, would she be able to accomplish what she has been working so hard? In A Raisin in the Sun by Lorraine Hansberry illustrates an ambitious woman who desires nothing more than to become a doctor. Beneatha Younger, a educated young African American women in her twenties faces challenges like no other, from racial discrimination to her family not believing…

Only a few years ago, the idea of preserving education as a central part of all humanitarian efforts was but an afterthought in the minds of aid workers. Nicolai and Triplehorn (2003) state that it was the 1990 's when this crucial truth that education is the right of every child finally germinated and became the soul of humanitarian aid. This demonstrates the high degree of significance and worth that humanitarian aid organizations now place on continuing education in war-ravaged societies…

Roosevelt selected Mary McLeod Bethune, a prominent black educator, as a special adviser on minority affairs. Bethune and a number of other blacks targeted national attention to the injustices of lynching, segregation, and disenfranchisement. The decade witnessed a historic shift in black voting patterns. She was deeply grounded in family, religion, and committed to racial advancement. Her biggest aspiration was for all African-Americans to reach “the promised land of liberty.” Bethune acclaimed…

Ebola Dials Down “ Thank You ” a mother yelled in excitement when the doctor saved her son’s life from Ebola. “You’re welcome” the doctor said as he briskly walked away to the next patient. Thousands of people from over Guinea, Liberia, and Sierra Leone have come to be treated for Ebola.Some against their will have come to get treated with experimental vaccines. This dreaded disease is starting to dial down after US intervention. The intervention has produced over fifteen hospitals with…

The Progressive Era was a time in United States history when big changes were beginning to occur all over. Major campaigns began that focused on reforms such as temperance, abolition, women 's rights, and asylum and prison reformation. Because of great pioneers that took the time to make a difference, our country is so much better and stronger. What is reform? Reform is to make changes in something in order to improve it. Every individual that was involved in the reformation era had one thing in…