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    Each Caribbean country is diverse and has its own natural resources and industries. These industries include bauxite/alumina, agricultural-processing, light manufacturing, rum, cement, metal, paper, chemical products, telecommunications, etc. Though energy and manufacturing account for large percentages of GDP in individual countries, tourism is by far the most prevalent industry (The World Factbook, n.d.). According to the CIA’s World Factbook, tourism is top industry in at least 17 of the 26 countries

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    The French empire has often been perceived as being one of the most difficult empires to define as a total whole (SOURCE). There is no such thing as one coherent history of the French empire, but rather the Empire could be divided up into roughly three different individual empires. One can distinguish between three different French empires as starting with the period of the rule of the ancién regime, known as the Kingdom of France, lasting from 1594 to 1789. Subsequently, one can distinct the empire

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    Domestic violence is when a person employs violent tactics to control or harm their partner. These tactics often include physical violence, coercion, threats, intimidating, isolation, stalking, and abuse (e.g. emotional, sexual, economic, and physical). There are a plethora of studies that have attempted to grasp the magnitude of the problem through global, country-specific and even narrower investigations. [Figure 5] For example, the World Health Organization approximates that 35% of women

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    Speech: History of Haiti

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    Title: The history of Haiti Purpose: To understand how Haiti became what it is and all the trials it has endured Thesis: In order to explain Haiti’s history I will discuss its location, when and how it became independent and Haiti today and also its early history Intro: Attention Getter: Who here has heard of the horrible plight of Haiti? Haiti has been through constant suffering everyday due to economic difficulty, lack of food, lack of clean water, hurricanes, and possibly everything

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    The hospitality and tourism industry has evolved a great deal since the first motel was established in 1925, in San Luis Obispo, California. A room went for $2.50 while today consumers spend approximately $550 billion on travel annually in the United States. Whereas the hospitality and tourism industry is vast, concentration will be placed on the cruise line industry. The research will explore the cruise industry, specifically Carnival Cruise on what segments of the general environment affect their

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    Motor vehicles per 1000 people compared to GDP Country name | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | | | Albania | 118 | 121 | 118 | | | Algeria | 112 | 114 | 119 | | | Australia | 691 | 698 | 703 | | | Austria | 569 | 578 | 585 | | | Bahrain | 364 | 352 | 352 | | | Belarus | 302 | 321 | 337 | | | Belgium | 551 | 559 | 562 | | | Bermuda | 432 | 427 | 422 | | | Bhutan | 51 | 60 | 70 | | | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 208 | 214 | 217 | | | Botswana | 131 | 159 | 168 | | |

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    Cultural Bound Syndromes

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    Culture-bound syndrome The term culture-bound syndrome was included in the fourth version of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (American Psychiatric Association, 2000) which also includes a list of the most common culture-bound conditions (DSM-IV: Appendix I). Included in DSM-IV-TR (4th.ed) the term cultural-bound syndrome denotes recurrent, locality-specific patterns of abnormal behavior and troubling experience that may or may not be linked to a particular DSM-IV-TR

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    Essay On D Day

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    -DAY Trevor. Thompson The storming of the beach of Normandy or as it is more commonly known as “D-day” ( project overlord ). Is known around the nation as the day that America made there first big push to end the war. This amazing sea born invasion (Witch is the biggest to date) took place on June 6,1944 on the northwest edge of Europe(that was under German control at the time) on the beach of Normandy( project overlord ). This massive amphibious assault was one that would never

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    Conclusion: Diagnostics to confirm a diagnosis of Zika virus were unable to be performed due to the patient’s time of presentation. In contacting the CDC the representative explained that given the location of Martinique and presentation of symptoms it could be assumed the patient was infected by clinical diagnosis. The patient did not need further evaluation other then general laboratory studies and a confirmed negative HCG. Further diagnostic test to confirm the patient was infected with Zika virus

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    Essay On Latin America

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    Historically the United States and Latin American Relations have shifted from conflict to cooperation. During the Cold War Era, the United States’ overt and covert actions to stop a second Cuba at any costs in its own backyard are undeniable. However, time has proved that the United States’ policy towards Latin American has changed. Current issues in the United States-Latin American agenda evolve around what some have called “the Hispanic Challenge” and illegal immigration. Since drug trafficking

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