It was a combination of social, political and economic factors that pushed it over the edge. ... Social, economic, and political factors that predisposed Ireland to starvation There were many repressive societal conditions under which the Irish peasants were forced to live and as a result became dependent on the potato. ... Due to these factors the potato became the basic food source for Irish peasants. ... Sociopolitical conditions were yet another reinforcement that made the potato an ideal crop. ... One main draw for immigration into the United States was that many Irish had relatives...

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Individuals, families, tribes, and nations have been on the move for centuries where, political and economic factors, including wars; environmental challenges; and racism, xenophobia, and religious discrimination have at times uprooted people and at others lured them to new venues across continents. ... Some of the factors that have contributed to an increase in the scale of international migration include growing disparities in living conditions, and violent conflicts both within and between countries. ... But if it is a good thing for people to move from England to Germany in search of a b...

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What are some of the social, economic and psychological factors that contribute to the plight of homelessness? ... Another aspect Shinn mentions is Socio-Cultural Factors (Shinn, 664). ... Within the Socio-Cultural Factors is Racism and Social Exclusion. ... Finally, Shinn talks of Individual Factors (Shinn, 669). ... In the article, homeless youth are defined as those who are 21 and under without a safe living environment, whether with a relative or any other living arrangement (Aviles & Helfrich, 101). ...

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No single individual can claim the definite honor of founding this civilization, but Jonas Hanway, an eccentric London philanthropist and Sir John Fielding, blind magistrate, both contributed substantially of their services in getting the infant Society started and in smooth working order (Simonsen, 1991, p. 10). ... Records from the report of the Select Committee Appointed by the House of Commons, were concerned with establishing a new police in the metropolis, show that between 1787 and 1797, 93 delinquent children were transported for crimes from England to Australia. ... However, impris...

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Starting at an early age he knew his passion was art, but making a living as an artist was unheard of back then. ... Borglum chose the first president, George Washington, to be on the mountain because he fought for our independence from England. ... Amazingly, with such dangerous work conditions, like working with dynamite and dangling off the edge of a cliff, no one died on the job. ...

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This so called "decline" was caused by a number of factors not merely one as the question suggests, indeed Supple` s foreword (1) asks, "Are we to be concerned with the rate of growth of total income or of manufacturing output? ... The slow uptake of technical innovation was key in the British decline, for instance the Gilchrist-Thomas process of removing brittle phosphorous from pig iron opened the way to the use of phosphorous -rich ores, in plentiful supply in North East England, thus providing the cheapest iron ore in the world for the production of steel. ... The British government contri...

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The Egyptians are also known to have collected and held fish for their enjoyment or worship.The Chinese of the Sung Dynasty (970-1279 AD ) and later the Japanese raised koi.Raising and breeding koi for their aesthetic value may be recognized as the beginning of ornamental aquaculture.It was not until the 17'th century ,that Europe began to enjoy watching and raising ornamental fish.The fish major public aquarium was built in 1853,in London, England (Mills,1993). ... Other Pro Investment Factors Belize have a strong stable democratic government , offers fiscal tax and other...

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The child, too, is quite different at each stage of development, and needs very different conditions in order to thrive. ... It seemed miraculous to her that very young children, living simply and joyously, could learn and orient themselves to complex systems without any teaching, - just by living. ...

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There was no one factor that led to troubles in Northern Ireland, but was rather a culmination of circumstances and events stemming from the dominance of Protestants in the region. ... " The issue of sectarianism and unionist bigotry is one of the core factors at the heart of the troubles. ... The footage was carried in England by the BBC and led to horror among the nationalist population. ... Hatred of the police was one of the factors which enabled the IRA to emerge and extend its influence. ... Catholics were living in abandoned army huts in slum conditions and sometimes numerous famil...

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The causes of alcoholism can be attributed either to genetic or environmental factors. ... The child's alcohol dependence can also be due in part to the fact that throughout childhood, alcohol was habitually around, which is an environmental factor (Barlow and Durand, 2006). ... In a study about alcohol's ability to impair such functioning, Weafer and Fillmore (2008) point out that "alcohol itself can contribute directly to its abuse potential by altering the drinker's neurocognitive mechanisms involved in the regulation and self-control of behavior and attention....

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These labors could be reduced without decreasing output; although in the model, there are other factors for an affluent supply of labor (these are: huge population growth due to low mortality and high birth rate, the daughters and wives released from domestic work, and workers from various kinds of casual jobs and the unemployment generated by increasing efficiency). ... This gap is considered necessary to induce the transformation from the subsistence sector to make up for the higher cost of living in an urban area or the psychological cost of transfer. ... Lewis claimed that workers mainly c...

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England had an abundance of unemployment, recession, strikes and hunger marches. ... Eva is a working class girl, possibly an orphan, who has to work for a living and is seen to be completely at the mercy of men. ... Turbulence within society was developing as coal miners and others in society were striking for better pay and conditions. ... Mr Birling had her dismissed from his factory for demanding a small increase in wages; Sheila ordered her to be dismissed from her job in a shop simply because of her pride; Gerald Croft kept her as his mistress before leaving her suddenly; Eric Bir...

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Columb Minor in Cornwall, England. ... Living in an area dominated by a foreign power, he experienced firsthand the helpless feeling of being colonized. ... He describes the conditions in the jungle as "Thick- and "Sluggish-. ... Writers of Modern England., Colombia University Press. ...

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You can lose your shirt overnight- CONSUMER IS THE KING---GOVERNING ALL ASPECTS OF THE INDUSTRY: The sovereignty of consumer in this country is the single most governing factor for all that is happening in the industry. ...

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Even with the rarity of these cases, the genetic mutation discoveries have generated tremendous interest in the possibility that there may be additional genetic factors that cause Parkinson's disease. In identifying the cause of Parkinson's disease as being either genetic or environmental (chemical) it seems that both of these factors contribute to and influence cell death, including additional unknown factors. ... However, patient's conditions can worsen if long-term anticholinergic treatment is rapidly withdrawn. ...

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It can be argued that this interesting balance has been struck in Australian films of the 90`s, contributing to their originality and charm. ... Courtesy of conolial settlement and a restrictive acially based immigration in force until the late 60`s, Australia is a country of white European ancestry.8) The British diaspora had it`s origins in the colonial period (1788 - 1900) and the dominion nation period (1901 - 1950) in which England was thought of as "home- by many Australian-born people and where those of Brtitish ancestory made up a lare majority of the population. ... the fairest chil...

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From England came the masterful work of Edward Gibbon, combining erudition with the philosophical concerns of the 18th cent. on the rise and decline of civilization. 10 The end of the century also brought the budding of archaeology out of antiquarianism and of philology out of classical scholarship. ... Macaulay in England, and Jules Michelet in France. ... Turner, emphasized social and economic factors in explaining historical development, as did the "new history- of James Harvey Robinson and Charles A. ...

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Jurys range of UK hotels includes 4 star luxury or more affordable 3 star budget accommodation and can today be found in major cities in England, Scotland and Wales. ... However several external factors have created huge hurdles in recent years for Jurys and the hotel industry as a whole. ...

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Evil Macbeth EVIL MACBETH Darkness in our society is indicative of evil. For instance, a black cat, a dark night, a dark place are all symbols of evil. There are only a few good people out there today. In Macbeth William Shakespeare proves to us that there is evil in all of us but in the end the...

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A Research of the Media Coverage of the War on Drugs: Marijuana: The Facts and the Media Coverage The "war on drugs" was announced by President Nixon in 1971. The media has been there since the very beginning: covering this so called war with every means at their disposal. Some feel that this media frenzy was caused, in large part, by the government of the United States of America. Others feel- that this heightened media coverage is a direct result of the consequences of drugs and drug abuse. For whatever reasons that the media was there, the participants in this pro and con ...

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This took two forms, on the one hand, and linked to the deindustrialisation thesis, industries that were not closing for good relocated to suburban and exurban locations and new firms mainly established themselves outside of cities making it more difficult for those living in cities to access these jobs (see for instance Fothergill and Gudgin, 1982; Massey, 1984). ... The scale of the problem is rather simply expressed by the following government statistics referring to the gap between the most deprived areas and the rest of England: In the 10 per cent most deprived wards in 1998 44 per cent ...

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Romeo and Juliet - The Betrayal of the Adults to Juliet In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet the adults betray Juliet becausethey are unable to understand her. Juliet's parents, Capulet and LadyCapulet, fail to understands Juliet's decision not to marry Paris. TheNurse fails Juliet by not supporting Juliet's decision to remain married toRomeo. The final adult to fail Juliet is Friar Lawrence who does notcomprehend Juliet and Romeo's love for each other. These misunderstandingscause the adults to betray Juliet. ...

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