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developed countries by giving them free basic Internet services, such as weather, news, health information, and of course, Facebook. According to Mark Zuckerberg, the objective is to make the world more open and connected. “I believe it is one of the greatest challenges of our generation.” He continues, “Everyone deserves to be connected,” (Zuckerberg). However, there has been backlash from global internet activists regarding net neutrality…

countries overseas, however, there are some things that big businesses could do to decrease the toll that sweatshops have on the environment. They could begin to build their factories in places that are already urbanized to avoid more unnecessary deforestation. They could bring in healthcare and environmental professionals for seasonal or annual inspections of the people and the environment surrounding them. They could also provide their workers with amenities like clean water at work, and maybe…

In 2014, 8.4 billion dollars of the foreign aid budget went directly to healthcare programs in developing countries. Of that, $6 billion went to provide treatment for and stop the spreading of HIV/Aids. UNAIDS estimates that worldwide there are 33.4 million people living with HIV, 2.7 million new infections of aids each year, and 2 million deaths from AIDS each year. (UNAIDS.org). Of those, “7 out of 10 deaths for 2008 were in Sub-Saharan Africa, a region that also has over two-thirds of…

Nations Population Division, 83 out of 195 countries, 196 including Taiwan, representing almost half of the world’s population, are conforming into this major demographic trend of being below the fertility replacement level since the last midcentury (Chamie, Opinion para. 1). Among these countries, including all European countries, a few North American countries, and some Asian countries, is “The Land of the Morning Calm,” South Korea. In order for a country to reach the replacement level and…

to cater to their basic needs, while the imbalance between people of different sex, class and status is inequality. Both states have negative impacts on a country, affecting a large number of the population, hence it is necessary to develop strategies to curb them. According to the World Bank (2016), 66% of the population in developing countries survived on less than $3.10 per day in 1990 and the percentage of people living in the same condition fell to 35% in 2012. Although a large percentage…

Millennium Development Goals will only end up being the latest failure by the developed world to live up to undertakings they make the developing world” because they impact and change developing countries. The Millennium Development was created by world leaders to improve the standards of under developing countries and continue to increase its promises by the time frame projected. The Millennium Development Goals also known as (MDGs) was agreed upon by the many world leaders over a decade ago to…

performing live concerts in the nude. Taylor Swift experiences a transition somewhat in-between the two. Throughout her career, she moves from country music to primarily pop music by simply growing up and adjusting to the times. In her…

to learn about foreign aid is how bad it is in providing assistance to the developing countries. The readers get to learn that foreign aid creates dependency and makes the people in the developing countries not seek employment for themselves. Thus, because they cannot seek employment, they cannot earn a respectable living. The readers do not get to learn how foreign aid assists people in the developing countries eradicate poverty and create equality. Deaton could have told the readers that…

organizations. They are using any tools to collect any information possible to attack their target. Terrorist attacks are another big problem that the United States is facing and will probably keep on facing due to the influential power that the country has. Weapons of mass destruction are part of the big bubble of global threats that the world is facing. For example, country’s like North Korea will always face a treat to national security. According to an article from BBC, “North Korea’s…

The rapid growth of urban areas in developing countries is causing a large debate on whether it is overall beneficial or harmful to the countries and societies that they are located in. In 2000 two billion people in the developing world lived in cities, by 2030 it is expected to be around five billion. The cities that are growing the fastest are located in Asia and Africa. The question of whether this is a positive impact is rooted in how it will affect the poverty level. There is mass poverty…