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This paper is a literature review on research into the effects of drought stress on potatoes. The paper shows how drought stress can cause trauma to the plant organism and cause changes in the way the plant develops. It examines whether that plant can reproduce effectively and pass on certain desired traits to the next generation. This raises concerns about how crops fare from one season to the next.

From the Paper
"The effect of drought stress on the vegetative and reproductive traits of the potato has been studied to find ways to improve the crop and to prevent damage. Drought stress is clearly brought on by periods of drought, causing trauma to the plant organism and causing changes in the way the plant develops and in whether that plant can reproduce effectively and pass on certain desired traits to the next generation. This raises concerns about how crops fare from one season to the next, as is noted by one analyst from Montana State University: High-quality potato yields can be achieved only by maintaining a uniformly high level of available water throughout the crop season."

Tags:drought, stress, potato

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In this article, the writer defines man-made and natural disasters and then shifts to an exploration of some of the more terrifying instances of these events at work. In so doing, what should become clear is that, while humans can be blamed for many things, some of the things that happen to us are things over which no government and no organization can ever have full control.

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"We live in a dangerous world; at any moment, it seems, something can rise up to place each and every one of us in grave peril. One of the more frightening things all of us must confront is the "natural" disaster; not far behind it, possibly even alongside it, is the man-made disaster that comes about through the unpredictable stupidity or malice of human beings. The following paper will provide a broad definition of ..."

Tags:droughts, floods, hurricanes

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The paper looks at a 1999 article that discusses the problems in Spain of converting water to agricultural and manufacturing needs, processes that have been unsuccessful since Roman times. The paper explains that because of a disparity in rainfall, recently, Spain suffered the worst drought of any European nation, but efforts to create plans to supply water fairly to those regions especially hard-hit ran into political and regional obstacles.

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"While My Fair Lady makes use of Spain's rainfall for a diction lesson, the article not only shows that rain does fall in Spain's plains, but in the decade of the 1990s not enough rain fell, and Spain faced one of the most severe droughts in its history. The article's basic subject covers how man-made systems and a so-called "water plan" helped overcome some of the most severe cases of drought. In short, the thesis of the article is man vs. nature. And, while nature usually wins out, in this case there was an opportunity to provide a more evenly-spaced accumulation and a greater savings of water to help overcome the worst of the..."

Tags:water plan, irrigation, spain

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In this article, the writer looks at the history of Darfur and the difficult situation faced by the people in Darfur. The writer relates that the country where Darfur is situated is in Sudan and this was ruled by the United Kingdom till 1956. The writer notes that the country has not been free from natural and man made plagues like a bankrupt economy, war-ravaged lands, violent Islamic militancy and existing conflicts due to differences in religion, and culture and natural calamities like droughts and famines. The writer concludes that peace comes to human groups only when there is a certain amount of satisfaction of their expectations and the expectations vary from area to area and groups to groups. This is a part of what one may call culture.


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Introduction
Analysis
Conclusion

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"The cheapest method of getting these items from those countries was to occupy them and "rule" them. The objective of the "rule" was not to look after the well-being of the people ruled, but to ensure the smooth availability of the goods in demand by the West. However, it became essential after the Second World War for United Kingdom to grant freedom to these countries, not because they felt generous, but due to their inability to control those countries. The battle over the Suez Canal in neighboring Egypt bears testimony to this contention. The new rulers of Sudan were not the most enlightened as those people had been systematically butchered by the previous rulers in their interest to rule, but were the people who were most loyal to the previous rulers as this was felt to be a safe option for them to retire.
Ultimately, some of the companies of the ruling country still had "assets" in the ruled country, though they generally consisted of old and outdated plant and machinery, or pieces of land in the country ruled, or stocks of money of the ruled land. They would not permit the ruling elite to withdraw till their pound of flesh was ensured. While all this was going on, the unity of the countries that were left could not be ensured. In some cases, the departing rulers themselves broke up the country like India into India, Pakistan and later, Bangladesh."

Tags:Sudan, rule, droughts, famine

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The paper discusses how developed countries have caused the African countries to remain dependent on them and perpetually poor. The paper further reveals that global warming has caused an increase in floods, droughts, food shortages, lack of farmland, shortages of useable water and an increase in infectious diseases. The paper discusses how the lack of farmland is causing Africans to allow high levels of deforestation, a major factor causing climate change. The paper clearly illustrates that unless drastic changes are made soon, the Sub-Saharan people are at an even greater risk than normal of illness, food shortages and death.
The paper includes a color map of Africa as well as a table of carbon dioxide emissions of developed and developing nations.

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"The move from colonialism to independence didn't bring the expected results to these countries. With the "help" of the IMF and WTO they went from one kind of control to another. In order to receive aid to establish themselves, severe restrictions were put in place that kept them from competing in the global economy, restrictions that the core countries weren't subjected to. This, and other inequalities, keeps the poor Sub-Saharan countries down, while the rich developed countries continue to get richer. An unequal balance of trade, with the core countries always in control of the expensive secondary goods, and the periphery exporting the cheaper primary goods, has put financial gain in the hands of everyone involved except the periphery. Greedy transnational corporations build their products in African and other underdeveloped countries, taking advantage of their labor force with pathetically low wages. Half the population of Africa lives on less than one U.S. dollar a day. The price of their exports, such as sugar, cocoa and coffee, keeps dropping, while the price of imports continues to increase."

Tags:climate, change, drought, poverty, famine, water, malaria, deforestation

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The paper argues that higher temperatures mean higher ozone levels and more respiratory problems for more people; it also means a generally greater rate of heatstroke and other health complications for future generations. The paper discusses how we can expect to see more droughts and more unpredictable weather patterns and asserts that as it stands presently, the reality of global warming can no longer be lightly dismissed. The paper looks at the evidence for global warming and explores the role of academicians (and students) in blazing a new path for the global environmental movement, considers some practical solutions and future plans that may well guide us towards a happy resolution of the current crisis, and explores some of the challenges facing those who want to see positive change. The paper argues that practical measures like leadership from the academic community, student activism and a bit of innovation and self-restraint will permit us to overcome the real-life difficulties that any major paradigm shift of this magnitude entails.

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"Suffice it to say, a world that grows progressively warmer has ominous implications for human society. To wit, higher temperatures mean higher ozone levels and more respiratory problems for more people; it will also mean a generally greater rate of heatstroke and other health complications for future generations. Finally, even in America, we can expect to see more droughts and more unpredictable weather patterns (McKenna, 3). As it stands presently, the reality of global warming can no longer be lightly dismissed: Thomas R. Karl and Kevin E. Trenberth write that the global..."

Tags:university, campuses, warming

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This paper examines the issue of water conservation in San Jose, California, proposing solutions at the individual resident level and at the city level. The city's major problem of location in a dry area is responsible for water shortages and droughts.

From the Paper
"San Jose California is a dry area where rainfall fails to provide sufficient water for the densely populated region. Water conservation strategies are a must for San Jose's populace, which must find ways to conserve water on a daily basis. The residents' efforts must also be coupled with city-level measures for conserving water. Water conservation is a means of making the limited amount of water available in San Jose go farther. Some ways that San Jose's residents can conserve include watering their..."

Tags:water conservation, erosion, watering restrictions, pipes, retrofit, leaks, ground cover, inspections

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This paper reviews, discusses and analyzes the work of Mike Kelley. The paper reports that Kelley was born in 1954, the generation of the 60's that was part of a generation forced to come to terms with oil droughts, the Vietnam War and the Civil Rights Movement. The paper discusses how the abject is one of the most essential elements that Kelley integrates into his installations, sculptures, paintings and drawings.

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"Kelley understood the comic strip series as a modeling of the nuclear family during the Sixties. The characters in the series had specific roles that the children could connect with in relation to their own surroundings. New characters were introduced after the Sixties started to become more complex in regard to the shifting ego. The Sadie, who looks just like a female incantation of the Sad, becomes his female alter ego. Both of the characters in the new series represented the female and the male aspect of the child. Also within the series, there were sibling and father figures of the family. Additionally he introduces the Sarge, who is a representation of a maternal substitution. In effect, the Sarge is the identifiable father figure within the nuclear family. This patriarchal character represents the male figure as a dominant being in the world of the comic strip yet alludes to the feminine, which is surprising. "Kelley plays with double meaning and mistaken identities. Thus he draws Sarge into patriarchal figure of general, whose eyebrows become Sarge's female breast."

Tags:sexes, maternal, sublimation, abjection, psychological, subconscious, artist, visual

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This paper examines how, from the beginning of the 19th century, many states in the western United States have dealt with each other over arguments on the supply of fresh water. It looks at how, during the 1980s, trouble started pouring out because of droughts that occurred and changed the water situation for the three states of Alabama, Florida, and Georgia. It analyzes the impact and the consequences of the request by Alabama to to build a new reservoir on the Chattahoochee River, the Flint River, and the Coosa River and how it led to what is now known as as the tri-state water wars.

From the Paper
"When the two other neighbors of Atlanta, Alabama and Florida gathered information of this proposal they realized that since they were situated downstream this would turnout to be a problem for them, as it would ultimately mean less water and also bad quality water. It was stated by Alabama, that considering that they were already situated downstream, the water that came to them already consisted of Atlanta's pollutants. Now by reducing the quantity of water, the pollutants would be even less diluted. This was supported by Florida, that if the more water were taken off from Chattahoochee and the Flint River then they have less water flow in to the Florida Apalachicola Bay and this would ultimately affect their oyster industry that contributed to nearly 70 million dollars of their economy."

Tags:chattahoochee, river, flint, coosa

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This paper discusses how "Grapes of Wrath" focuses on the lives of migrant workers, poverty, and social stratification during the dry spells within the Dust Bowl region (Kansas, Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and Colorado), which is brought about by droughts and dust storms in these states. It explains how the novel utilizes the social aspects of America's history through the depiction of the lives of Tom Joad and his family, who migrated to California in order to find work and a living that Oklahoma had denied them because of the dry spells plaguing the state.

From the Paper
"The historical context of the novel is also related to the author's motivation in writing the novel: John Steinbeck aims to depict the lives of California migrant workers during the 1930s as one that are dictated by social stratification caused by poverty and increasing urbanization of the Californian state. This is an important message that Steinbeck extends to his readers through the lives of the Joad family and random thoughts of the author about social issues and controversies happening and is related to the novel's story. Although the bulk of the novel's content concentrates on the lives of Tom Joad and other migrant workers in California, the primary focus of this book review will be on the social implications of John Steinbeck's "The Grapes of Wrath.""

Tags:joad, oklahoma, migrant, depression