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The appropriate response is Nicolaus Copernicus. The heliocentric model says that the sun is at the focal point of the universe, and the absence of the move of stars intended to them that they were moving around a similar thing the Earth was, or the Sun.
The resource curse, also known as the paradox of plenty, refers to the paradox that countries with an abundance of natural resources (like fossil fuels and certain minerals), tend to have less economic growth, less democracy, and worse development outcomes than countries with fewer natural resources.
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