Assignment Instructions

 For each of the claims below, find a reputable website that would be appropriate for use in an academic paper, and then list the following information from the site: Website URL or library database name    The sponsor/publisher of the website or the title of the source if found in a database (New York Times, BBC, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, etc.).    Explain why this would be a reputable source to cite in a college level IR paper.    Quote the sentence/paragraph that verifies the claim.   Research the following claims:

1.  Almost every country in the world is experiencing population aging. There were fewer children than older adults in many developed regions by 1998. Globally, we are likely to see the number of older people surpassing the number of children by 2045.     

2.  Although shingles is not transmitted from person to person, the virus itself, varicella zoster, can be spread from a person with an active case of shingles to one who has never had chickenpox. The exposed person might then develop chickenpox but not shingles.     

3.  The average violent conflict today claims 90 percent fewer casualties annually than did the average conflict in the 1950s.    

4.  Somalia was ranked the number one failed state in 2010.       

5.  Approximately 2.2 million people die annually from diarrhoeal  disease; 88% of those cases are caused by poor hygiene and unsafe water.   You do not need to attach a word doc for this assignment.  You can simply do it in the dialogue box.  

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