HKCEE ECONOMICS | 3.1 Price ceiling | P.1 1. 1992/II/27 The above diagram shows the price and quantity of Good X. The price increases from Pc to Pe after the price ceiling is cancelled. As a result‚ the total expenditure on Good X will A. increase C. remain unchanged B. decrease D. either increase or decrease‚ depending on its price elasticity of demand 2. 1994/II/10 The above diagram shows the supply of and the demand for the tickets of a concert. If the tickets are sold at P2 in stead of
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Aging 100 Years Aging is stopping people from living their lives. This problem is something that can be solved. “100 Years” is a song from Five for Fighting expresses how this can be solved. Living life to the fullest is how it can be solved. When people age‚ it stops them from keeping their physical capabilities. This is why many people are not able to do what they what they want. This solution can make life better and help the aging change. Aging will change life‚ but don’t let it take too much
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A Brief History of Rome The founding of Rome goes back to the very early days of civilization. It is so old‚ it is today known as ’the eternal city’. The Romans believed that their city was founded in the year 753 BC. Modern historians though believe it was the year 625 BC. Rome knew four classes of people. This division was very important to the Romans. There were other traditions that all Romans shared. Whatever their individual circumstances‚ all Romans observed certain
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Compare government‚ slavery‚ miltary‚ and trade. Describe daily life in Sparta. Be detailed in your descriptions (government; rules of citizenship; slavery; military aims/objectives/practices/philosophies; trade with other city-states; rights/roles of women and children) Miscellaneous Men- When these kids are 18‚they had to go out and steal their food. If they got caught‚ it would result in harsh punishment‚ including being slaved. This concept was practiced so that a soldier will contain
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Matthew Lowe September 7‚ 2014 Mr. Gretes English Paper 100 Feet Under “You miss one hundred percent of the shots that you don’t take”‚ a quote by Michael Jordan. As human beings‚ it is in our nature to disagree with change. We would rather use and do what has been done already rather than take the chance and start all over. If I would not have taken the chance to start scuba diving when I was offered‚ I would have missed out on some of the most amazing moments in my life. By getting out of my comfort
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Slaves were a huge contributor to the Roman Empire. Without slavery‚ the Romans wouldn’t have been able to live the lifestyle that they wanted to. The idea of slavery in Rome started with a guy named Romulus‚ by giving fathers authority to sell their own children into slavery for money. As Rome grew bigger‚ slavery grew bigger. Slaves were one fourth of Rome’s population. The Romans had their own code called “The Twelve Tables.” This law code had several rules about slavery. Slaves that were married
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The beginning of Rome Outline: I. Greece (Before Romulus and Remus) A. When and what happened B. What changed II. The Founders of Rome (Romulus and Remus) A. How they were raised B. Who raised them III. After Romulus and Remus’s birth A. Remus’s death B. Romulus’s life and disappearance THE BEGINNING OF ROME In 6000 BC Alexander the Great gathered several cities in Italy together and created Greece. The Greece Alexander created reached from
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Rome was such a big city in 250 CE. After that were just going down hill quickly. That’s when they fell due to many reasons but there were three main reasons. Government‚ military‚ and natural causes. Government was a big reason why Rome collapsed. They did not have any good leaders or rules that will keep a big city together. The government would worry too much about building and not enough on keeping their city under control. Then the country had to many people and were not even close to
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The 18th century historian Gibbon blames Christianity for causing the spiritual decline of Rome. Take a position for or against this‚ and explain. I feel Christianity was not the cause for spiritual decline of Rome. Many factors contributed to the growth and expansion of the church‚ and ultimately its success. Rome did not welcome this new religion with open arms right from the start. Some emperors‚ like Marcus Aurelius openly rejected Christianity numerous times. Once Christianity was welcomed
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purely humanistic law of marriage‚ one that is based on the idea of marriage being a free and freely dissolvable union of two equal partners for life. (Schulz‚ 1951;103) This is quite a simplistic view‚ as there were many differing forms of marriage in Rome‚ from the arranged marriages of the elite to the unions of slaves and soldiers. As we shall see‚ the Romans’ actual expectations of married life and the gains they envisioned they would receive from the experience depended greatly on their age‚ sex
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