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    societies fall? Many great societies have fallen due to corrupt leaders, scarcity in necessary resources, and sickness. Germany, China, Sierra Leone, and the fictional society of Ember, are all examples of how once great societies fall. All of these societies fell due to corrupt leaders, resource scarcity, and sickness. The society of Ember, China, Sierra Leone, and Germany, have fallen due to corrupt leader, resource scarcity, and sickness. The city is experiencing blackouts and the mayor isn’t

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    Imagine a life where everything is perfect. Sadly this is not possible. Many societies that were thought to be perfect, like The Maze Runner, Nazi Germany, Sierra Leone, and Ancient Greece figured this out the hard way. Societies fall due to corrupt leaders, lack of supplies, and a faulty security system. Societies fall due to corrupt leaders which is a political problem. What lead to the fall of The Maze Runner was the fact that they had corrupt leaders. Their leaders all went off in some way

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    and every year 3 million girls are circumcised.(UNICEF 2013)⁠ Sierra Leone, located in West-Africa, is one of the countries where FGM is practiced (textbox 1). Here, prevalence of FGM is about 90%. Types I and II (table 1) are most prevalent, accounting together for about 75%.(DHS 2013)⁠ FGM occurs in all 16 ethnic groups in Sierra Leone, in highest amount in the Temne and

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    A Long Way Gone is a true story about the life of Ishmael beah, a young boy who became a child soldier in Sierra Leone. When Ishmael was away performing with his friends, his village was tragically attacked by rebels. Left with nothing the group travels between villages for months with the rebels right behind them the whole time. To scared to fight. One day, Ishmael and his friends were taken by the government to be brainwashed. The Government succeed, they trained the group to hate the rebels

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    Sierra Leone

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    Sierra Leone it’s a country in West Africa, on the Atlantic Ocean with borders with Guinea and Liberia. Its population is around 6 million and still growing with the average of 2.5%/year. The population is divided in many ethnic groups, among them the most important ones being Temne and Mende. An important fact about the country is that its population is mainly composed of young people from large families and early start of childbearing due to the lack of contraceptive means. Also, the place

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    Sierra Leone Disease

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    spread of some of these life threatening diseases can be contained if people took the necessary precautions. First and foremost, the people of this country have to be sure they’re educated on at least the basics of different health issue common in Sierra Leone. They should be able to identify high risk environment of contraction, and symptoms so the viruses can be caught in their earliest stage. Not getting tested is also a problem contributing to the spreads. Getting tested regularly and as soon as

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    Sierra Leone Comparison

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    Goals (MDGs) set by the World Health Organization (2015), Japan far outperforms Sierra Leone in all health indicators. Japan, a leader in the world’s economy, continues to focus on reducing health disparities and improve the health of its citizens. Sierra Leone, one of the poorest countries in the world shares the same goals. Life Expectancy and Health Life expectancy are vastly different between Japan and Sierra Leone. Comparing these two countries will help gain insight into how the economy, government

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    Sierra Leone Imperialism

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    Sierra Leone and the Implications of British Imperialism Sierra Leone is a country located on the west coast of Africa in between present day Guinea and Liberia. To the left is an image Sierra Leone and its bay depicted on a map. Sierra Leone was only discovered by the Europeans in the 15th century and at that point it was only a small Portuguese colony based around the slave trade and some timber export. There are about 16 ethnicities in Sierra Leone with two major groups, those being the Temne

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    Sierra Leone Population

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    Sierra Leone is located in the western part of Africa with a surface area of 72,300 square kilometers. The current population of Sierra Leone stands at 6 million. The population growth from 2010 to 2015 was estimated at 2.2% (UNdata | country profile | Sierra Leone, 2017). The capital city is Freetown and the most popular languages spoken are English, being its official language, Krio, Mende, Temne and Limba (Sierra Leone | Afrobarometer, 2017). The country’s main religions are Islam and Christianity

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    Sierra Leone Essay

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    Sierra Leone, is a country in West Africa, which is known for its role as a major departure point for many of West African captives during the transatlantic slave trade. The capital of Sierra Leone, Freetown, was founded as a home for former slaves who were given a new life in 1787. This country is rich in diamonds and other minerals. Their trade in illegal gems also known as "blood diamonds" aided in funding conflicts and lead to the civil war. Sierra Leone has experienced substantial economic

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