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Costa Rica Roman Catholicism
905 wordsCosta Rica, a country of Central America, covers an area of 19, 730 square miles. The capital is San Jos. Extending from northwest to southeast, Costa Rica is bounded on the north by Nicaragua, along its 185 -mile northeastern coastline by the Caribbean Sea, on the southeast by Panama, and along its 630 -mile southwestern coastline by the Pacific Ocean. Costa Rica has a narrow Pacific coastal region that rises abruptly into central highlands. The highlands, forming the rugged backbone of the cou...
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Bill Of Rights Rights Of Man
1,385 wordsHUMAN RIGHTS The nguyen That due a person or claim a person has by virtue of being a human being. The term human rights is relatively recent. It was first used by U. S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt in a 1941 message to the United States' Congress in which he propounded four freedoms- - -freedoms of speech and religion, and freedoms from want and fear. The idea of human rights is an elaboration of what used to be called natural rights or the rights of man. These are a particularly Western ...
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Cia World Factbook Fertile Soil
2,631 wordsPP Presentation Food and Water Supplies (1) Ever since declaration of independence in 1804, the economic situation in Haiti has been steadily worsening, which is one of the reasons why this country is being considered as the poorest in the world for many decades. This does not make much of a sense, especially given the fact that Haiti used to be the most economically thriving country in the world, while remaining under French rule. Today, the majority of Haitians live below the poverty line, whi...
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U S Constitution United States Constitution
1,370 wordsConstitution Paper (1) Both, U. S. Constitution and the Articles of Confederation came as a result of socio-political realities in America, at the time when they were being introduced. After gaining an independence from Britain, the representatives from all 13 American states in Continental Congress, decided that the higher coordination level had to be attained between these states. There were many factors that made legislators to consider creating a common law, which was to regulate relations b...
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Persons With Disabilities American States
1,575 wordsINTER-AMERICAN CONVENTION ON THE ELIMINATION OF ALL FORMS OF DISCRIMINATION AGAINST PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES ARTICLE I For the purposes of this Convention, the following terms are defined: 1. Disability The term disability means a physical, mental, or sensory impairment, whether permanent or temporary, that limits the capacity to perform one or more essential activities of daily life, and which can be caused or aggravated by the economic and social environment. 2. Discrimination against persons...
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Tobacco Companies Cigarette Manufacturers
1,215 wordsI. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND The United States is the world s second largest tobacco grower. Thus, tobacco is an important cash crop and the cigarette manufacturers play a very important role in the U. S economy Approximately 500, 000 Americans die every year as a direct result of smoking (1: 66). As the U. S. population becomes more health conscious, the number of smokers is decreasing every year. However, the tobacco industry has remained prosperous due to the continuing demand of millions of smok...
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