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We can see the future developing all around us, from sustainable flooring under our feet to solar panels on our rooftops.

Some medical careers involve working closely with patients, but there are also many behind-the-scenes workers who are vital to the health industry.

The education children and young adults receive in school helps shape their future lives, and teachers shape this education.

Many people around the country deal with problems of mental illness and substance abuse, as well as trouble with finding work, communicating with family members, or being bullied at school.

Some students have difficulty handling the basic routine of school because of illness, intellectual disability, or other problems.

Historically, theocracy has been a fairly rare form of government.

In an oligarchy, political power rests with a small privileged group.

Monarchy is a form of government in which a hereditary ruler serves as head of state, typically for life.

How did large, complex states develop from small clans and nomadic tribes?

In the turbulent years after World War I, a new type of governing philosophy took shape in a handful of countries.

Today, the basic ideas underpinning democracy--that government exists for the benefit of the people, and that it must have their consent to be legitimate--may seem obvious.

For several decades during the 20th century, communism was one of the world's dominant forms of government.

Since its founding in 1949, the People's Republic of China has been a one-party state in which the Chinese Communist Party holds a monopoly of political power.

What would China's revolutionary leader, Mao Zedong, think if he were alive today?

In 1976, at the death of its longtime leader Mao Zedong, China was in a state of economic stagnation and social chaos.

Although graced with picturesque beaches, lush rain forests, and abundant diamond mines, the tiny West African nation of Sierra Leone is a land haunted by tragedy.

Located on the westernmost point of Africa, Senegal is a land of stunning coastlines, semi-desert sands, fertile river valleys, grassland plains, and tropical rainforests.

With more than 170 million people, Nigeria is Africa's most populous country.

For centuries the Kingdom of Morocco, located in the northwest corner of Africa, has been a crossroads for trade between Europe and sub-Saharan Africa.

The early history of Liberia was promising.

The name of the Ivory Coast (also known as Cote d'Ivoire) comes from its history; at one time, Europeans came to the region to hunt elephants for their valuable ivory.

Ghana, located on the Atlantic coast of West Africa, was once known as the Gold Coast because of its vast deposits of this precious mineral.

The name Democratic Republic of the Congo is a misnomer: the country has never been truly democratic or a republic.

If Cameroon is "e;Africa in miniature,"e; then understanding this California-sized coastal nation takes one closer to capturing the story of this remarkable continent.

The combination of breathtaking scenic beauty, fabulous wildlife, and peace-loving citizens makes Botswana a favorite of tourists from all over the world.

The modern state of Angola was established in 1975, when it won its freedom from Portugal.

The vast North African country of Algeria became independent in 1962 after a brutal eight-year-long war against France.

Beset by war, disease, famine, human rights abuses, and numerous other problems, Africa today is a continent in need of good leadership.

Rhodesia, a country in southern Africa, was a fairly prosperous British colony until the mid-1960s; however, the black African majority of Rhodesia was ruled by a handful of white leaders.

Uganda is sometimes called the "e;land of lakes,"e; because almost one-third of its territory is covered by water.

The United Republic of Tanzania was created in the 1960s by the merger of two independent countries: Tanganyika, a territory on mainland East Africa, and the Zanzibar islands in the Indian Ocean.

Even before the East African country of Sudan became independent from British rule in 1956, the people of this region were fighting among themselves.

The beautiful terrain of South Africa is home to some of the most abundant wildlife in Africa.

Even before the country became independent in 1962, Rwanda's two largest ethnic groups, the Hutu and Tutsi, were often at war.

In 1498 Portuguese explorer Vasco da Gama became the first European to set foot on the shores of Mozambique.

Libya is the third-largest state in Africa by area.

Many anthropologists believe the human species originated in Kenya's Rift Valley, where hominid skulls more than 2 million years old have been discovered.

Ethiopia, unlike most African countries, remained mostly free from European colonial influence.

The Egyptian civilization along the Nile River was one of the ancient world's earliest and most influential empires.

Like its neighbors Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of the Congo, the tiny African country of Burundi has a long history of internal violence.

Africa, the world's second-largest continent, is home to more than 50 countries.

The story of the women's suffrage movement in the American West is one of expansion, courage, and struggle.

You should be happy being a wife and mother!

The Second World War changed how the United States saw women's roles.

African-American women played a major role in bringing about social change during the civil rights movement.

Global warming, water and air pollution, and the loss of ecosystems are just a few of the environmental issues facing us today.

Doctors dominate many popular images of the medical industry, but they cannot do everything by themselves.

Pharmacists and workers in the pharmaceutical industry are responsible for developing, producing, and distributing medicines that treat infectious diseases, prevent and treat chronic diseases, or help control diseases in animals.

Computer software helps us communicate with others, entertains us, and assists us in doing work.

Throughout history, humans have been finding and developing ever-faster modes of transportation moving from horses to the cars and high-speed jets of today.