Social Issues-Lebanon

http://www.lebaneseforces.org/lebanon/leb_intro.php

Lebanon is one of the important countries which has an old history in the Middle East. In the past, Lebanon was called the land of the milk and the honey. Beirut is the capital of Lebanon and it has a famous nickname which is the Paris of the East. This country has produced many celebrities like Shakira. Syria, Israel, Jordan, Turkey and Cyprus surround Lebanon.

Since 1943 until 1948 there were some problems between the Christians and the Muslims after the gained independence from France this was because of the Christians when they tried to take the power of Lebanon whereas the Muslims didn’t agree which made some tensions between them. Another cause for the tensions was in 1975 when the Christians killed a bus of full Palestinians in the down town of Beirut. Because of the tensions there were some results such as revenge killings and violence that began to spiral out of control. At 1982, the Israeli army invaded the city with the aim of removing the Palestinian Liberation Organization. After that by seven years the peace deal reached. There were some human and economic costs of a conflict such as “between 150000-20000” people were killed, 300000 people were wounded and the economy paralyzed.

Nowadays there are some signs of social and economic recovery in Beirut. For example, the different religions are living together, (people live in peace). Also there is development in the civilization like malls, bars and coast. On the other hand, there are also some current problems in the country such as the people who have left and the employment which remains very high.

Bibliography:

"Eye on Lebanon." Global Eye. 25 Spring 2006.Royal Geographical Society. 8 Apr. 2007 .

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Water pollution

Water pollution is the contamination of water bodies such as lakes, rivers, oceans, and groundwater caused by human activities, which can be harmful to organisms and plants which live in these water bodies.

Although natural phenomena such as volcanoes, algae blooms, storms, and earthquakes also cause major changes in water quality and the ecological status of water, water is typically referred to as polluted specifically when it impaired by anthropogenic contaminants and either does not support a human use (like serving as drinking water) or undergoes a marked shift in its ability to support its constituent biotic communities. Water pollution has many causes and characteristics. The primary sources of water pollution are generally grouped into two categories based on their point of origin. Point-source pollution refers to contaminants that enter a waterway through a discrete "point source". Examples of this category include discharges from a wastewater treatment plant, outfalls from a factory, leaking underground tanks, etc. The second primary category, non-point source pollution, refers to contamination that, as its name suggests, does not originate from a single discrete source. Non-point source pollution is often a cumulative affect of small amounts of contaminants gathered from a large area. Nutrient runoff in stormwater from sheet flow over an agricultural field, or metals and hydrocarbons from an area with high impervious surfaces and vehicular traffic are examples of non-point source pollution. The primary focus of legislation and efforts to curb water pollution for the past several decades was first aimed at point sources. As point sources have been effectively regulated, greater attention has come to be placed on non-point source contributions, especially in rapidly urbanizing/suburbanizing or developing areas.