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Treaties and conventions China is a party to the 1988 U. N. Drug Convention, the 1961 U. N. Single Convention on Narcotic Drugs as amended by the 1972 Protocol, and the 1971 U. N. Convention on Psychotropic Substances. China is a member of the International Criminal Police Organization (INTERPOL), and has been a member of the INCB since 1984. China…

To research and write this paper I first defined what I meant by the wealth gap. As opposed to income, wealth is the assets minus the debts an individual has. Therefore when I refer to the rich or the poor I define them as people with either a vast amount of assets or very little…

Inflation Investigation Economists say that inflation refers to as a continual rise in the general level of prices. An increase in the general level of prices for goods and services will cause a decrease in the purchasing power of the currency. While inflation is defined as an increase in the level of prices, not all…

Were there endemic weaknesses which explain the defeat of the Third Reich? In the aftermath of the Second War, historians- their judgement clearer with the benefit of hindsight- have clamoured to give their accounts of why Hitler’s Third Reich was defeated, often pointing to structural failings within the state. Nazi Germany’s downfall was not inevitable,…

Agrarian Reform Philippines not only accelerated the productivity of the agricultural sector of the country, but promoted the agro-based industries as well. Agrarian Reform acts and laws in Philippines: gradual evolution * The beginning: The idea of initiating land reform programs in Philippines can be traced back to 1963. The enactment of the Republic Act…

In his article, Alliance Formation and the Balance of World Power, Stephen M. Walt explores the causes of alignment. To gain an understanding of how states select their alliances, Walt defines three key areas – alliances as a response to threat, alignment between consistent ideologies and the tools of bribery and penetration – in the…

The process of globalization is resulting in increased interaction between countries in cultural, political, and economic aspects, making the world smaller. I agree that this change is positive for both the world and its people. One advantage of this interaction is the creation of opportunities for students and educational programs. Students can now study abroad,…

OMPARE AND CONTRAST EGYPTIAN AND MESOPOTAMIAN CIVILIZATIONS (INTRODUCTION) About 5,000 years ago two significant civilizations arose: the Mesopotamian and the Egyptian civilization. They grew along particularly prominent rivers known as the Tigris and the Euphrates Rivers in Mesopotamia and the Nile River in Egypt. Both civilizations had key similarities and differences predominantly in their geography,…

James W. Loewen, essay “The Land of Opportunity,” discusses how many times Americans don’t know about social classes and the effects they have on society. Loewen argues that the common American people aren’t given equal opportunity in this day in age. He says that American history books have great influenced what we see about the…

The Indian Caste System is historically one of the main dimensions where people in India are socially differentiated through class, religion, region, tribe, gender, and language. Although this or other forms of differentiation exist in all human societies, it becomes a problem when one or more of these dimensions overlap each other and become the…