U.N. WORRIES TROOPS CAUSED HAITI’S CHOLERA The latest disaster to hit Haiti‚ has been the cholera outbreak. The attached article addresses concerns from the United Nations‚ regarding mounting circumstantial evidences linking the outbreak to the U.N. Peacekeepers from Nepal. The Nepalese base housing 454 U.N. peace keepers located on a waterway called Boukan Kanni‚ which is a part of the Meile River. This river drains off into the Artibonite River. Haitians living in this rural area complained
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Paoay Church PAOAY‚ ILOCOS NORTE – The Paoay Church is one of the few surviving coral churches in the country that has withstood the test of time‚ in particular earthquakes. Originally named Church of St. Augustine‚ the church was built in 1704 and was inaugurated in 1896‚ according to the Philippine Historical Commission plaque found here. The Paoay Church is famous for its “earthquake baroque” design due to its 24 buttresses supporting the massive 1.67-meter thick walls. Having been located
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Sydney Miller Bible College The Psychology of Religion Psychology and the Importance in Churches Wednesday May 29th 1013 I believe psychology is important in churches today because when I look at the attitude and conduct of church members‚ it exhibits the function of one’s mind‚ social behavior and development. Specifically when dealing with the mechanics of reception. Religions and churches face different possible reactions from its members or visitors which are directly correlated to the
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William Pittman 10/14/14 Writing COMP – Han To Tax or not To Tax Two authors by the names of Paul Krugman and Fred E. Foldvary have varying opinions on the topic of taxing the rich. The debate they’re writing about is whether or not the US should increase the tax burden on the rich. Foldvary states in his “The Evil of Taxing the Rich” article that there are a lot of negative affects that would come along with taxing the rich. Mainly‚ he says the rich are paying a much larger percentage of federal
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The years 1775 to 1830 held many changes for African Americans. Both free and enslaved African Americans reacted to the ever changing world around them. More and more slaves were being granted manumission and yet slavery expanded immensely. Many African Americans gained freedom from slavery as a result of the American Revolution‚ however slavery continued to expand due to protections for the constitution‚ the increasing production of cotton‚ westward expansion and the American perception of slaves
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The Colonial attack on Quebec in 1775 This battle was fought on December 31st 1775. The reason that the battle was fought on this day was because the enlistment contract runs out as of the New Year so if it was fought on January 1st Britain’s troops wouldn’t be enlisted. Another reason that the battle had been fought on this day was that there was a very bad snowstorm and it would hide the movement of the American troops. The plan was the attack on two fronts‚ one lower part of Quebec and then to
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in development. The House of Buregesses was created‚ but more importantly‚ the first slaves were brought into the colony of Jamestowne‚ Virginia. While the treatment of the slaves and their role in American society changed significantly from 1607-1775 the reasons for the rise of their importance reflected economic‚ geographic‚ and political factors. The geography of the southern colonies was not suited to standard farming as that of the northern colonies. The soil of the land was not suited to
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To Tax or Not to Tax: The Problem of America Money‚ like a cookie‚ is something everybody wants‚ and when it is gone a person blames everybody else for its absence; realizing later they were the one to consume it in the first place. Taxes‚ since the beginning of an organized economy‚ have been argued over for centuries. At the end of 2012 after surviving the “end of the world‚” tax payers were faced with another apocalyptic situation‚ the Fiscal Cliff. It had the potential to raise taxes to outrageous
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of the slave trade to America. During the Revolutionary War and the decades following‚ slavery continued to boom‚ particularly in the South‚ where the use of slaves in crop cultivation came to dominate the Southern economy. In the North‚ industry supported the economy‚ allowing for a decreased need for slave labor. The difference between the economies of the North and South allowed for different levels of importance for slavery in those areas; however‚ discrimination prevailed throughout the young
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Why did the United States develop naval power from 1775-1815? Beginning in 1775‚ the United States‚ just starting to fight for its freedom‚ did not even have one central navy. By the end of 1815‚ the US had established its navy as one of the best and it was finally respected around the world. The United States would not have survived as a nation had the navy not been built up. It was a progression over 40 years with several wars and conflicts that led the Americans to have to develop naval power
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