Category: History & Culture
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Is There A Difference Between Poverty and Living Poor?
Poverty is one of those issues that many people talk about and wonder about. But poverty and living poor are not the same things. Poverty is about a person lacking enough resources or money to provide for their necessities of life, including food, clean water, shelter, and clothing. A person can have all of these […]
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Why Is A Study Of Poverty Important?
It is common today to hear people claim that they want to eradicate poverty. If you are traveling to a Third World country, you might ask yourself, is it essential for me to understand or study poverty? The study of poverty is one of those issues that anyone who wants to live their life as […]
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The Four Contributory Factors To Poverty Both Locally And Globally
Poverty is an issue that affects the entire world. Even those countries that are considered to be wealthy still have to deal with issues of poverty. There are four main contributory factors for poverty locally and globally: literacy and education, health and medical care, work or job opportunities, and the overpopulation of a city or […]
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Vietnam And Why They Use The Latin Alphabet
When people visit Vietnam, they are surprised to discover that Vietnam does use Chinese-looking characters or scripts like in any part of Asia; Vietnam uses a Latin alphabet-based system for their writing. When I first visited Vietnam, I was surprised they used a Latin Alphabet. A Portuguese Jesuit priest is credited as the first to […]
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What Happened To The Manchu People In China?
The Manchu people ruled China for over 250 years, from 1644 to about 1911. Anyone who has watched the Last Emperor of China can understand a bit about the collapse of the Manchurian or Qing Dynasty in China. The Qing Dynasty was the last dynasty in China. After the collapse of the Qing Dynasty, the […]
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How Many Miles Did Early Humans Walk In A Day?
Today we are very obsessed with how many steps we take each day. Like me, many of you may have an app or smartwatch that helps you track how many steps you took in a day or how much physical activity you did The early humans did not have a smartwatch to help them keep […]
