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    their populaces are predisposed to diseases, famine, and premature death. In chapter one of Promises Not Kept: Poverty and The Betrayal of Third-World Development John Isbister declared that in the twentieth cen¬tury, The lives of people in the third world are changing. They are not improving, however, at least for the majority. In

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    Paper 2 “Guns, Germs and Steel: Episode 3” In the video “Guns, Germs and Steel: Episode 3.” The overall summary of the episode is how Europe dominated Africa, how they fought through diseases and land wars with local tribes. During this adventure major diseases spread across Africa, affecting Europeans and Africans, causing thousands to die. The main two diseases were smallpox and Malaria, for example in the video it stated that, “It was believed Smallpox originated in the tropical region of Africa

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    Female Face of Poverty” by Marie Shriver talks about the alarming rate of women living in poverty. Marie Shriver is a journalist who was born in Chicago, Illinois and is the niece of John F. Kennedy. She began her career as an NBC journalist and was the first lady of California. She is the founder of The Shriver Report which is a nonpartisan initiative that focuses on women’s issues. She discusses poverty in American over the years and the massive effect it has on women. Poverty has changed over

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    This, according to Carmichael, is the cause of the loss of jobs and increase of poverty in the Black Community. This is an issue that LBJ fixed with his passing of the Civil Rights Act. Doc 1 is where LBJ first brings the issue of tackling poverty, and from his perspective, it was the biggest issue in the US. LBJ was looking to create many allies with this speech, so he could be productive in congress. LBJ made

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    expansion that took control of territory and people across the world starting in the 16th century. The last wave of colonialism was in Africa during the late nineteenth century, and these African colonies did not gain independence until the end of World War II. Decolonization was followed by years of economic, political, and social instability that made living conditions worse for the individuals in society. In this era of globalization, the economic strength of Western powers has created a new type of

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    populaces are predisposed to diseases, famine, and premature death. In chapter one of Promises Not Kept: Poverty and The Betrayal of Third-World Development John Isbister declared that in the twentieth cen¬tury, The lives of people in the third world are changing. They are not improving, however, at least for the majority. In order to

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    Poverty in Africa Africa is the only continent that is economically getting worse over the last three decades (Houston). Even though Africa is a land full of natural resources, there are too many conflicts and other causes that the people cannot utilize these resources to improve their economy. The most poorest parts of Africa is located at Sub-Saharan area, where most people live in extreme-poverty and they have trouble feeding themselves. It is important to understand the causes of poverty in

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