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"The city of Los Angeles today is America's melting pot. With a fifth of its population born in another country, it is a place where by the 21st century the white populace will be in the minority while its economy will continue to change and transform itself based on national and international business decisions. The purpose of this research is to analyze and interpret some of the dimensions of regional transformation in Los Angeles as a result of these economic restructurings. As background, the research will review the changes that have occurred over the 25 years with respect to employment, particular economic activities, and land uses. This information will then be translated in light of the conflicts and processes which generated the changes. Lastly, the city's black community will be used as an example of how regional transformation has affected a particular..."

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"The kibbutz is a unique social institution in the state of Israel. It is a communal settlement in which the members share in all of the work which needs to be done. In return for their share of the work, the members receive food, housing, and other material goods. The members of the kibbutz also share in the raising and education of their children. Although the kibbutzim engage in some light industry today, they were originally focused on the work of agriculture. The early pioneers who established kibbutzim contributed to the development of Israel by turning the dry and dead land of the area into fertile and prosperous farms.


The first kibbutz was established in 1909, many years before Israel attained statehood in 1948. The founders of the kibbutzim were influenced by the Zionist movement which began in the mid1800's. The purpose of Zionism was to create a Jewish nation..."

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"West Hollywood: Finally Finding the Right Fit


Background
The driving forces behind West Hollywood's incorporation in 1984 have a lot to do with the changing face of West Hollywood during the decade prior. This little 1.9 mile square island runs along the Santa Monica Boulevard and includes parts of the Sunset Strip, and down to Beverly Boulevard in the south. As the gay movement in the United States gathered momentum, gay men and women found refuge in West Hollywood's bohemian attitudes. By the early 1980s, West Hollywood boasted one of the largest percentages of single men over 14, nearly 40% of its 17,000 men.. In general, the small community experienced dramatic growth of 18 percent from 30,000 to 36,000 from 1970 to 1980.. Santa Monica..."

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"Geography


A common misconception in regard to geography is that it pertains principally to the study of maps; that its main focus is defining location and that its secondary focus is describing the various attributes of that specific location. Actually, the study of geography covers a much broader spectrum of academic endeavor. In fact, from simple geography it would probably be--at least, theoretically--possible to extrapolate to all things within the known universe. For example, take the word, geography. The term "geo" is derived from the Greek word for "Earth" (Williams, 1985, p. 383). All things can, in some way, be said to relate to the Earth. Therefore, practically anything can be said to relate to geography. This includes such wide-ranging topics as medicine, history, and the universe. Since as the..."

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"Nubia is the name of a former African country now divided between Egypt and Sudan, and the name remains for the Nubian Desert South of Lake Nasser. Ancient Egypt was briefly ruled by Nubian kings in the 8th.7th centuries BC. The ancient Egyptians knew the north as Wawat and the south as Kush, with the dividing line roughly at Dongola. Egyptian building work in the area included temples at Abu Simbel, Philae, and a defensive chain of forts that established the lines of development of medieval fortification. Between about 600 BC.AD 350, the capital of Nubia was Meroe, near Khartoum. About AD 250.550 most of Nubia was occupied by the X.group people, of whom little is known; their royal mound tombs were mistaken by earlier investigations for natural mounds created by wind erosion and were excavated in the 1930s."

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"The purpose of this paper is to present an ethnographic study of a particular culture, including a discussion of how the research was undertaken and by whom, and a description of the environment and ecology of the region as well as a review of the group's social behavior and values. Further, an analysis of the-culture's family/marriage and reproductive behavior will be put forth and then compared with the Yanomamo tribe of the Amazon.


For this study, the people of the "Golden Triangle" have been selected, specifically the Hmong culture. In the late 1970s and early 1980s, Paul and Elaine Lewis undertook a study of the six tribes that live in the hill country of northern Thailand which borders on Loas and Burma. While the fertile valleys within this region have been populated for some eight centuries by the Lanna or Yuan people, also know as the "Northern Thai," "the..."

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"The Struggle Between the Owens Valley and Los Angeles over Water
This paper will discuss the conflict between the residents of the Owens Valley and the city of Los Angeles through the end of the 1920s over the appropriation of water in the Owens Valley by the city. The first part of the paper will examine the background of the controversy. The second part of the paper will describe the high point of the struggle in the middle part of the 1920s. The last part of the paper will discuss the outcome and the ramifications of this struggle.


Located on the eastern slope of the Sierra Nevada, the Owens River drainage system is long and narrow, extending 120 miles from the Mono divide to Owens Lake. Near the Mono divide, the floor of the valley is about 8000 feet above sea level; there is a drop of 2200 feet from the end of the Long Valley to Owens..."

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"This report will examine ancient Babylonian medicine. Under the Amorites, the "Golden Age of Babylonia" began roughly around two millennia B.C. Although this era was short-lived, the foundations of medical practice were developed. This discussion will include the geographical setting and culture, as these factors were central to the practice of medicine in ancient Babylonia--a practice which included elements of religion and magic.


The term, "Mesopotamia," is Greek for "the land between the rivers (Sigerist, 1955, p. 378)." This region comprises the geographic area between the Euphrates to the west and the Tigris in the east. Both rivers originate in the mountains of Turkey and flow southeast to the Persian Gulf. The course of the Tigris is shorter; whereas the Euphrates..which carries more..."

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"For decades, Californians have lived with the knowledge that the San Andreas Fault could produce a magnitude eight earthquake. However, California's most recent earthquake, in early 1994, measuring 6.6 on the moment-magnitude scale--a measure of earthquake energy that has largely replaced the Richter scale--did not come from the San Andreas Fault. It was caused by a smaller fault in the San Fernando Valley that lay hidden deep underground, some nine miles down. While this was not considered the Big One, it still caused widespread damage: collapsed buildings and freeway bridges, fires, deaths and injuries, utility outages, and damage to property.

Soon after the first tremor, seismologists began trying to map out the newly revealed fault to determine how it is connected to other fissures in the region. To complete this task, the ... "

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"Sweden and Norway are often thought of as being countries that represent two sides of the same coin. That is, they tend to be viewed as virtually identical countries in just about every aspect except geography. To many foreigners, Norway and Sweden are part and parcel of a homogenous "Nordic" or "Scandinavian" region, complete with comparable cultures, histories and politics.

This assumption is far from the truth. Although the Nordic countries have many important characteristics in common-and both Norway and Sweden through the course of history have produced political systems of constitutional monarchies-the differences between these two countries in most aspects of social activities are enormous (to say nothing of their differences with the other three Scandinavian countries of Denmark, Finland and Iceland)."

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"For many years Sweden has had an open door policy to immigrants and refugees from all nations. In 1991, the country admitted 20,000 asylum seekers, and in 1992, an additional 80,000 of them were admitted.. Many of them were former Yugoslavians. The refugee-processing system can take as long as 18 months. Meanwhile, asylum-seekers are fed, clothes, housed, and given medical care by the state.

The costs of refugee programs--now up to about $35 to $57 per person--are forcing Swedes to question their liberal impulses. Even in good economic times, the system would have staggered under so many people. Currently, the Swedish economy has been slowing down since 1990.. Increasingly, the country's world-renowned social welfare system is having trouble providing for its own citizens."

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"This research examines literacy in Sri Lanka. Topics discussed include background information on the Sri Lankan educational system, Sri Lanka's literacy rate and the reasons there for, Sri Lanka's literacy rate and other socioeconomic measures compared to other countries at a similar stage of economic development, and the relationship between Sri Lanka's literacy rate and macroeconomic measures.

Background Information on the Sri Lankan Educational System"

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"Introduction
This research assesses the advantages and disadvantages of doing business in Sweden. The findings of this research are presented in discussions related to the history of Sweden, the country's political environment, Sweden's economy, the country's work environment, and the implications of doing business in Sweden.

Historical Perspective
The Swedes have occupied their current geographical area for approximately 5,000 years, although Sweden was organized as an independent and unified state only in the tenth century. A strong, centralized monarchy ... "

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"In the United States, extensive barrier.beach systems occur along major portions of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts. These fragile coast lines are in a continual state of flux. Beach erosion and accretion can result from both natural and man.made causes. Sea level change, storms, and development may all significantly impact these environments. On Long Island, New York, beach stabilization has repeatedly been attempted. Such efforts typically meet with varied success. In fact, many believe that the island's past stabilization projects have actually contributed to its current erosion problems. Geologically, Long Island consists of moraine sediments deposited by glacial drift. This mixture of crystalline gravel and boulders was scraped up in New England, carried several ... "

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"India is the second most populous country in the world, with more than 800 million people. It is also one of the poorest countries, with a 1991 gross national product (GNP) of $330 per capita. The nation became independent within the British Commonwealth in 1947 after a protracted and bitter struggle against British colonial rule. Internal political turmoil, cultural clashes among various subgroups and the overpopulation of the country have all contributed to its slow economic development, but recent governments have taken steps to improve the nation's economic standing.

This research examines the current economic position of India and the efforts being undertaken to improve that position."