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80Manila, The 3rd Most Densely Populated City In The World - An Example Of Globalisation
Manila, capital of the Philippines, is the third most densely populated city in the world. Manila’s problems of housing, transport, pollution, health, education and poverty is an unacceptable scenario for a likely future for city dwellers around the globe.
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82Infectious Diseases: Fighting Filaria in Africa and India
The knowledge of filaria (philaria) came to me as a shock in a high school health class, where my cohort of students at about age 16-17 was presented weekly with a mulitude of shocking conditions asa well as the consequences of high-risk behaviors...
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89Building a school in a third-world country
It only costs $8,500 to build a school in a third-world country. Did you know that? Ok, so the economy might not be at its best at the moment, but I know there are a lot of people who have money and don't know what to do with it. You might be...
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76What will America look like in 2025?
What will America look like in 2025? This is a question that few Americans consider. But the old adage is always in play: “Failure to plan is planning to fail.” America is...
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80Going hungry to help the hungry
Imagine what it would be like if you could not eat for a day. It would not be as though you were unable to eat, but food would simply not be available. For hours you could think about food, picture it in your mouth as you savour it, but there would...
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78videoThe Killing Fields Today: Aki Ra Land Mines In Cambodia 33 Years After Khmer Rouge Regime
This is an article that discusses the land mines that still plague Cambodia. Many people die each year as a result of the planting of the mines by the Khmer Rouge Regime in the late 1970's.
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80How Does Microcredit Work -- Is Microcredit Only Meant to Give Credit to the Poor
Microcredit's story begins in the mid nineteen seventies in South Asia. All over the world, there exist universities. These universities normally teach approximately the same syllabus no matter where they...
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84Homeless Children Living & Surving in the Woods In Florida
This last week I was in a conversation with someone that brought my attention to children living in the woods in Florida. Most of these children have become homeless because of the recession in America. Families are not surviving financially all...
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80Water Scarcity - A Problem Around the World
I know this is a hub that many would rather not read but I implore you, please read this and help me to brainstorm methods to help. I mentioned earlier this week that I attended a comedy show at a local church with a woman as the headliner named...
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79Electronics Recycling to Save the Environment
IT seems almost every 6 months a new electronic gadget comes out that people feel compelled to buy and throw out a perfectly functioning old one. Thus our electronic waste is doubling and tripling and environmentally safe recycling of electronic waste is becoming very difficult
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