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    Born and raised in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia I was brought up learning that hard work and dedication can lead me to any of my goals. All through my childhood i thought i would never leave ethiopia. Mom lived in america, although there were times i missed her i could never think about leaving my family in Ethiopia. One day my dad had gotten off the phone with my mom and called me over to him. It was at this moment i heard the dreadful words “we are moving to america”. The process to come to america was

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    equator the seasons are the opposite. So when it is winter here, it would be summer there. Location also includes elevation. Even though Ethiopia and Somalia are about the same distnace from the equator, Ethiopia is on a very high plateau. This area has mild temperatures and abundant rain the farmers there can grow a lot of different things like

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    fascinated me. I decided to become an internist soon after completing high school when my uncle, who had been a known asthmatic patient for years, developed severe dyspnea and was rushed to Black Lion Hospital, one of the teaching hospitals in Ethiopia, where he was diagnosed with severe asthmatic attack. He was in such severe distress that he developed both bowel and bladder incontinence. I got so worried that I was going to lose him. I

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    and long term experience conducting ethnographic research among the Oromo ethnic group in Bale, will accompany me during the initial fieldwork, and assist me in locating research assistants and gatekeepers. Her recent research on cooperatives in Ethiopia will also prove invaluable when navigating methodological limitations and understanding how interactions operate on the ground. I have also established relationships with Dr. Brenda Chalfin and Dr. John Richard Stepp to further work in political

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    Topic 1: Multidrug-Resistant Disease: Tuberculosis PART 2: BACKGROUND OF TOPIC Tuberculosis is a bacterial disease that is spread through the air from person to person. It attacks the lungs mainly, although it can also affect different areas in the body such as the kidneys, the brain, and the spine. Tuberculosis is both preventable and curable. It requires treatment and proper medication use. If someone affected by TB is not properly treated there is a high risk of death. The two main drugs

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    I was born and raised in the east side of Africa, Ethiopia. I have 12 step-siblings, my mom lives in the rural part of ethiopia and lives in the poverty level with 8 of my siblings. Though I only know my siblings through summer visits once in every year, their way of life has always worried me. My father lives in U.S. with me and my 3 step siblings, since he is the only bread breaker in the house paying for college is impossible. After I completed middle school I got an opportunity to come to U

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    World Hunger” world hunger begins in the 19th century in Africa “A lot has changed in Ethiopia since hundreds of thousands of people died in the famine of the mid-1980s” (par. 1). Ethiopia was one of the most impoverished countries in the world. They had trouble finding food and water. The cause of world hunger is weather and climate change. People in Ethiopia only harvest food for their own families. Today, Ethiopia is now focusing on building communities that can work together on making sure there’s

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    and a key to exist in the business environment especially in the financial sector where competition is strong. In Ethiopia there are 16 private commercial banks and three public owned banks. There is strong competition among these banks to take market share and earn profit especially for those banks that enter the market recently. In addition according to the National Bank of Ethiopia Directive, all commercial bank have to reach 500 million paid up capital in the coming four years. In order to achieve

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    model to achieve success. Target’s physical locations existence within a foreign market was short lived when Target ventured into Canada in March 2013. After closing its 124 stores in 2015, the firm is in a better position for a global expansion into Ethiopia, which has become an emerging and back into Canada where it first experienced failure. Mode of entry Target’s approach for entering into Canada was through the acquisitions of Zeller department stores located in shopping centers that required major

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    Born across the Atlantic in Ethiopia, I never imagined that I would have such a great opportunity in the United States. I thought that I lived a decent life in Ethiopia, and I generally did not have great ambitions to move to a different place. Because I was never exposed to possibilities elsewhere, I felt that my position was the norm, if not better. Granted, I attended a private school and was among the upper echelon of students there. Living in the capital city, I enjoyed the many activities I

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