How does drought affect the culture and everyday lives of people?

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Research Question:  How does drought affect the culture and everyday lives of people?

Thesis: Drought is devastating to communities in East Africa because of the loss of food and water, the disturbance to tradition, and the lack of solutions.

• Topic Sentence #1:Drought has affected many traditions in families because of the lack of money, loss of water, and the loss of food.

• Topic Sentence #2: The loss of food and water has been increasing because drought has been coming more often, communities are suffering, and cities have  become overcrowded.

• Topic Sentence #3: Communities have been doing many things to stop drought like preserving water, using less water and even creating simulations.

Works Cited

Bank, Canadian Foodgrain. “ADRA is supporting clean water projects in the area.” Flicker. Web. 10 Apr. 2015.

BBC News. Web. 30 Mar. 2015.

DFID. “Crafting an income in the face of adversity.” Flicker. Web. 15 Apr. 2015.

“Digging for drinking water in a dry riverbed.” Flicker. Web. 8 Apr. 2015.

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Pedro. “By @anezkko ‘Drought has again hit parts of East Africa.” Flicker. Web. 7 Apr. 2015.

Photography, Retlaw Snellac. “tribes of kenia.” Flicker. Web. 14 Apr. 2015.

Retlaw. “kenia-tanzania – tribes and wildlife.” Flicker.  Web. 15 Apr. 2015.

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springer link.  Web. 2 Apr. 2015.

UNHCR. “UNHCR News Story: Conflict and drought force more than 50,000 Somalis to flee to Kenya this year.” Flicker.  Web. 15 Apr. 2015.

“UNHCR News Story: UNHCR addresses ‘alarming’ level of child mortality in Ethiopian camp.” Flicker. Web. 10 Apr. 2015.

How can someone prevent HIV/AIDs?

How can someone prevent HIV/AIDS?

Research Question: How can someone prevent HIV/AIDs?

Thesis: HIV/AIDS can be eradicated in Africa with the use of condoms, being tested early, and the use of antiretroviral drugs.

• Topic Sentence #1: The use of condoms can help stop the spread of HIV by, using condoms consistently and correctly, the use of alcohol can increase the chance of having unsafe sex, having anal, vaginal, or oral sex without a condom can and will spread HIV.

• Topic Sentence #2: Early testing is effective and easy by having a 10 to 15 year time window before HIV turns into AIDs, knowing that the HIV virus is in you through routine testing to see if you need medication while the virus is weak, changing actions that reduce the chance of getting or spreading HIV.

• Topic Sentence #3: Antiretroviral drugs help stop HIV by being very effective if used early, banning the use of antiretroviral drugs in hospitals dramatically increased the infected poll, thus showing that the drugs aid the fight, not using antiretroviral drugs can result in: fever, headache, muscle aches, rash, chills, sore throat, mouth or genital ulcers, swollen lymph glands, mainly on the neck, Joint pain, night sweats, and diarrhea, and in 2005 around 200,000 South Africans receiving medications for HIV/AIDS, leaving 5.5 million untreated.

Works Cited

Canales, Rodrigo, ed. “Treating HIV/AIDS in South Africa.” Yale School of management. Yale School of Management, 23 May 2011. Web. 30 Mar. 2015.

“HIV/AIDS.” Partners In Health. PIH, 2009. Web. 2 Apr. 2015.

“HIV/AIDS & STDs.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 13 Jan. 2015. Web. 5 Apr. 2015.

“HIV/AIDS & STDs.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 15 Apr. 2013. Web. 5 Apr. 2015.

Javorac, The. “Pills.” Flickr. Web. 13 Apr. 2015.

Kazuletokyoite. “Calender January 2007.” Flickr. Web. 14 Apr. 2015.

Keller, Paul. “???? / condoms.” Flickr. Web. 13 Apr. 2015.

Syvwlch. “Body Water History Chart.” Flickr. Web. 15 Apr. 2015.

Williams, Paul. “4/365 – Jack Daniel’s.” Flickr. Web. 14 Apr. 2015.

How has HIV/AIDS affected women and children?

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Research Question: How has HIV/AIDS affected women and children?

Thesis: AIDS is a hard illness to contain because mothers almost always pass it along, many Aids orphans have it aswell, and doctors are only just finding ways to help treat it.

• Topic Sentence #1: HIV/AIDS is a terrible illness because many children are infected, mothers with HIV almost always pass it along to their children, and many don’t have any money to treat it.

• Topic Sentence #2: Aids orphans need help because many children are left alone, many lack food, and the number of orphans has tripled.

• Topic Sentence #3: AIDS is a hard illness to contain because mothers almost always pass it along, many Aids orphans have it aswell, and doctors are only just finding ways to help treat it.

Works Cited

Achim. “Back Home from Africa.” Flickr. Web. 9 Apr. 2015.

“Aids.” Africa: An Encyclopedia for Students. Ed. John Middleton. Vol. 1. New York: Charles Scribner’s Sons, 2002. 14-15. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 26 Mar. 2015.

“AIDS Orphans Tragic Consequence of Epidemic in South Africa.” Pbs Newshour Extra., 1 Dec. 2011. Web. 2 Apr. 2015.

Gelletly, LeeAnne. Aids and Health Issues. Ed. Robert  I. Rotberg. Philadelphia: Mason Crest Publishers, 2007. Print. Africa: Progress & Problems.

“HIV.” International Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences. Ed. William  A. Darity, Jr. Vol. 3. Detriot: Macmillan Reference, 2008. 488-90. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 26 Mar. 2015.

James, McCory. “Sleeping Baby.” Flickr. Web. 9 Apr. 2015.

Kumlander, Maria. “African Mother and Child.” Flickr. Web. 7 Apr. 2015.

Walton, Sally. “Small African child.” Flicker. Web. 7 Apr. 2015.

WKMS WKMS. “Project AIDS Orphan.” Flickr. Web. 9 Apr. 2015.

“Project AIDS Orphan.” Flickr. Web. 7 Apr. 2015.

How does malaria affect Sub-Saharan Africans?

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Research Question: How does malaria affect Sub-Saharan Africans?

Thesis: Malaria is a dreadful disease in sub-Saharan Africa because of its unpleasant symptoms, the impact it has on children, and because there are little medicines to stop it.

Topic Sentence #1:  Malaria has very unpleasant symptoms, a tendency to transmit to those with an undeveloped immune systems and is transferred through a common insect.

Topic Sentence #2:  Malaria has a great impact on children, it is the same with pregnant women and travelers because they have weak immune systems.

Topic Sentence #3:  There are little doctors and medicines to heal malaria but there are many thing to do to prevent it, such as mosquito nets and air conditioning.

Works Cited

Attaway, Jeff. “a break.” Flicker. Web. 9 Apr. 2015.

CircaSassy. “A short history of the United States; for school use (1900).” Flicker. 12 Apr. 2015.

Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. “mosquitoes.” Flicker. Web. 9 Apr. 2015.

DFID – UK Department for International Development. “Bracing for a short, sharp jab.”

DFID – UK Department for International Development. “A female doctor with the International Medical Corps examines a young boy at a mobile health clinic in Pakistan.” Flicker. Web. 9 Apr. 2015.

DVIDSHUB. “U.S. Soldiers, Sailors Conduct Medical Civic Action Project in Djibouti.” Flicker. Web. 9 Apr. 2015.

Filter Forge. “Blood Cells.” Flicker. Web. 9 Apr. 2015.

Jahnsen, Senorhorst. “Kinderbett_Perspektive.” Flicker. Web. 9 Apr. 2015.

“Malaria.” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. 4 Mar. 2015. Web. 8 Apr. 2015.

“Malaria.” World Health Organization. Dec. 2014. Web. 26 Mar. 2015.

Meenakshi madhavan. “Bedroom.” Flicker. Web. 12 Apr. 2015.

NIAID. “Malaria-infected Red Blood Cell.” Flicker. Web. 9 Apr. 2015.

“Reliable Quinine.” Medicine, Health, and Bioethics: Essential Primary Sources. Ed. K.  Lee Lerner and Brenda Wilmoth Lerner. Detroit: n.p., n.d. 116-18. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 26 Mar. 2015.

Whitehouse, Phil. “Nets.” Flicker. Web. 10 Apr. 2015.

Wunderli, Michael. “Plasmodium falciparum Trophozoite.” Flicker. Web. 9 Apr. 2015.

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What are the consequences of the recent Ebola epidemic in West Africa?

Research Question: What are the consequences of the recent Ebola epidemic in West Africa?

Thesis: The consequences of Ebola will harm the area because people who had Ebola will have health problems, the economy will fall, and already weak health care systems will drop extremely low.

• Topic Sentence #1: The health effects of Ebola after treatment will weaken people so they may not be able to work.

• Topic Sentence #2: The already small infrastructure in the area will decline greatly and could lead to even more poverty for years to come.

• Topic Sentence #3: The already weak health care systems will reach the lowest ever, which could lead to many people without treatment.

Works Cited

CDC Global. “Preparing to Enter Ebola Treatment Unit.” Flickr. Web. 9 Apr. 2015.

“Ebola.” Doctors Without Borders. MSF USA. Web. 30 Mar. 2015.

“Ebola (Ebola Virus Disease).” Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. CDC, 25 Mar. 2015. Web. 26 Mar. 2015.

“Ebola Virus Disease.” World Health Organization. WHO, Sept. 2014. Web. 26 Mar. 2015.

Frontier Culture Museum. “IMG_2496_1600.” Flickr. Web. 9 Apr. 2015.

Getty. “The Ebola Virus.” Cnn. Web. 6 Apr. 2015.

Ness, Alicia, ed. “The Search for Stability in the Wake of Ebola.” The New Global Citizen. Web. 31 Mar. 2015.

Rettner, Rachel, ed. “What Are the Long-Term Effects of Ebola?” LiveScience. Web. 31 Mar. 2015.

US Army Africa. “MEDREACH 11_Cataract Surgery.” Flickr. Web. 10 Apr. 2015.

World Health Organization. “West Africa Ebola Virus Outbreak.” International Business Times. Web. 9 Apr. 2015.

Love That Grumpy Cat. “Ebola Cat.” Pinterest. Web. 10 Apr. 2015.

DFID – UK Department for International Development. “Army Trainers Teach NHS

Medics How to Put on Ebola Safety Suits.” Flickr. Web. 12 Apr.

Stine, Shana. “Best of Africa, 2009 Trip.” Flickr. Web. 12 Apr. 2015.

Alvi, El. “Vacuna Influenza / Flu Vaccine.” Flickr. Web. 12 Apr. 2015.

What causes the water to be contaminated, what are the consequences of that contamination, and what can be done?

Research Question:  What causes the water to be contaminated, what are the consequences of that contamination, and what can be done?

Thesis:  If the water is decontaminated it will benefit the government in ways like not having to pay doctors to fly in, spending money on building hospitals, and they would receive a greater income in tax money because there would be more citizens to collect from.

• Topic Sentence #1: Water is one of the main resources that is necessary for living a long and healthy life.
• Topic Sentence #2: The illnesses that come from water affect the lives of many people causing pain to them and their family’s.
  
  

• Topic Sentence #3: Water can be decontaminated and made completely safe with the right amount of attention paid to it.

Works Cited

Works Cited

Chang, Anthony. “134/365 Nestle Pure Life.” Flickr. Web. 8 Apr. 2015.

Herwig, Christopher. “Village life in Liberia.” Flickr. Web. 8 Apr. 2015.

Hoyle, Brian. “Water-Borne Disease.” Gale Virtual Reference Library. Ed. Brenda  Wilmoth Lerner and K. Lee Lerner. 7th ed. Vol. 2. 2008. 895-98. Gale Virtual Reference Library. Web. 26 Mar. 2015.

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Peace corp. “KEN-2006-D10390.” Flickr. Web. 8 Apr. 2015.

Riverkeeper. “Rondout Creek October 26, 2013.” Flickr. Web. 12 Apr. 2015.

UNICEF Ethiopia. “Zenabu Mesele fetches water from the pond.” Flickr. Web. 8 Apr. 2015.

“Waterborne Diseases & Climate Change.” National Institute of environmental Health Services. Web. 30 Mar. 2015.

Waterdotorg. “Children at Anahem well.” Flickr. Web. 8 Apr. 2015

“Ethiopian girl drinking water from hand pump.” Flickr Web. 8 Apr. 2015.

“Water Quality Monitoring & Surveillance Works.” raj enterprise. Web. 8 Apr. 2015.

“World Hunger.” Georgia State University. Web. 8 Apr. 2015.

“World Water Day.” The Guardian. Web. 26 Mar. 2015.