The Fall of the Roman Empire • Emperor Marcus Aurelius (reigned A.D. 161-180) – the end of his reign caused a loss of peace and prosperity: the Pax Romana • Tribes outside boundaries and pirates in the Mediterranean disrupted trade • Had no new sources of silver and gold and as a result the government raised taxes • Government starts minting coins with less silver and made more money with the same amount of metals which caused inflation- a drastic drop in the value of money coupled with a rise
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Pre-Axial Chinese Religion Did not develop religion as a separate realm of human concern Rites‚ rituals‚ ethics that bound the Chinese people were cultural phenomena (daily routine) Chinese approach toward ultimate reality stressed NATURE No clear creator outside nature Chinese thought always emphasized people (family and community) Peasant Heritage Numerous festivals timed by agricultural calendar Politically: single empire; emperor until 1911 Language diversity (Mandarin in north and Cantonese
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THUA THIEN HUE AND HUE CITY 1. Basic information Area: lt has the natural area of 5‚053.9 square meters spread in the long and narrow land‚ with the average width of 60 km and the length of 127 km. It is along the direction of North West - South East parallel with the coast‚ with various terrains of mountains‚ hills‚ coastal plains and lagoons. 2. Location a.Geography location Locates in the North Central Coast of Vietnam‚ approximately in the center of the country at latitude of
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We are not scared to face the world and tell them that we can. Just like what the song said‚ "Lahat tayo’y mayroong pagkakaiba. Sa tingin pa lang ay makikita na. Iba’t-ibang kagustuhan ngunit isang patutunguhan…Nais mong ipakilala kung sino ka mang talaga.." I am a Filipino and I am proud to be a
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ROMAN EMPIRE AND THE HAN DYNASTY IN CHINA Rodrick Carter HIEU 201 Liberty University 29 November 2014 Roman Empire and the Han Dynasty in China The Roman Empire and Han Dynasty in China are two kingdoms that‚ despite the geographical difference between them‚ managed to achieve great success and failure in equal measure. Both were characterized by imperial dynasties that were headed by the emperors and they held large territories. Both of these kingdoms faced various challenges after
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Machines making humans lazy – Do we agree or disagree with the statement Prepared by – Subarno Neel Alimul Siddiuqe Pobon Asman Zaman Samir Thanglian Mang Guite Introduction to machines It is an apparatus using mechanical power and having several parts‚ each with a definite function and together performing a particular task. How machines make us lazy Modern day scientific inventions have made our lives easy and comfortable but this has also reduced our physical activity which is making us
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MICROECONOMICS Project Summer 2012 An overview Facebook was realized on February 4‚ 2004 by an American computer programmer and Internet entrepreneur- Mark Elliot Zuckerberg. Facebook has said it will be valued at up to $96bn (£59bn) when it sells shares to investors this month in a record-breaking flotation. The first investment from Peter Thiel was $500‚000 into Facebook. Facebook has minted four billionaires: Mark Zuckerberg‚ Dustin Moskovitz‚ Eduardo Saverin and Sean Parker. The 27-year-old
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living on Laguna de Bay where the main source of living is fishing and how the residents of this island is affected by progress‚ poverty‚ ignorance‚ neglect and the dark side of big businesses. 2. Protagonist One of the protagonists in the film is Mang Jacob. He was a war veteran who expresses grief over the changes in their island wherein the lake was getting polluted by nearby industries and many of the fish were dying. After looking back on how tranquil and serene their island was‚ he wishes that
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Saints and Sinners: Ishmael Bernal’s Religious Interpretations in Films by Pauline Claire Macaraeg Ishmael Bernal’s films have received countless acknowledgements throughout the years because of his unique style of “working out patterns of symbolic details” (Lumbera 25). And through these patterns‚ Bernal was able to portray his views on things as an auteur. This paper examines his interpretations of religion and religious activities through his films. But this only includes three of his works:
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