Few jobs, bad living conditions, poor wage/work conditions, discrimination, etc
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"There is a risk, definitely. And we are very aware of that," says Brooke Isham, director of the Food for Peace program at the US Agency for International Development (USAID). "And that is why we are always looking at the impact of food aid on local markets and whether it is depressing prices in local markets."
USAID, the UN World Food Program (WFP) and others monitor markets regularly. Etienne Labonde, head of WFP's program in Haiti, says, as of March, food aid did not cause major disruptions in Haiti's economy. "Maybe it's an impression, but it's not the facts at the moment," he says.
Low prices can lead Haiti's farmers to store rice rather than sell it at a loss.
Whether impression or fact, Haitian President Rene Preval raised the issue when he came to Washington last month. He said food aid was indispensible right after the earthquake. But, "If we continue to send food and water from abroad," he said, "it will compete with national production of Haiti and with Haitian trade."
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The correct answers are<em> (A): Prince Vladimir arranged mass baptisms in Kiev. (B):Princess Olga converted to Roman Catholicism </em>and <em>(E): Missionaries from Constantinople came to Russia.</em>
Christianity was introduced into the East Slavic state of Kievan Rus (Russia) by Greek missionaries from Constantinople come to Russia during the 9th century. In 957 princess Olga of Kiev converted to Christianity when the Constantinople missionaries baptized her. Olga's grandson Vladimir, the prince of Kiev, was then Baptized in 988, he as well arranged a mass baptism for his residents at river Dnieper. Thus this became the iconic event that led to Christianization of Kiev as well as evolution of the church of Russia.
Vincent van Gogh<span>, </span>Paul Gauguin<span>, </span>Georges Seurat<span>, and </span><span>Paul Cézanne</span>
a. rose
The quality of life of the Americans has improved because of the Great Society introduced by President Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964. It aims to put an end to poverty and racial injustice. High school graduation rates also rose following the implementation of several Great Society programs.
The involvement of the United States in the Vietnam war eliminated some of its programs, but others like Medicare, Medicaid, the Older Americans Act and federal education funding, remained.
