After the collapse of Rome‚ Western Europe began to experience social‚ economic‚ and political decline. From about 500 to 1000‚ it was politically divided‚ rural‚ and essentially cut off from advanced civilizations in the Middle East‚ China‚ and India. Many different invaders swept across the region‚ trade slowed significantly‚ towns emptied‚ and classical learning was practically nonexistent. For these reasons‚ this period in Europe has sometimes been called the Dark Ages. Today‚ this time period
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Next‚ large impersonal factors contributed to the decline of the civilizations. In China‚ borderland nomads invaded and took over. In Rome‚ Germanic people conquered the western part of the empire. This happened because the nomads were pressured by other nomadic tribes like the Huns. Also‚ nomads were looking for places for their animals to graze. Another factor that led to decline was the epidemics. In China‚ the plagues may have killed half the population. In
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African-American woman to attain a doctorate in physics‚ and specializes in theoretical physics. Upon further reading‚ about Dr. Prescod-Weinstein‚ it begged the question--What are astrophysicists‚ and why are there a small number of African-American women for who attain PhDs in STEM (Science‚ Technology‚ Engineering‚ and Mathematics) related fields? Both globally and domestically‚ there are major differences in girls educated in STEM. Girls in STEM Gender differences in STEM education are due
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The three factors that are causing viewership to decline include the Olympic year‚ the presidential race‚ and over the top services. The Olympic year started on the 5th of August and ran to 21st of August while the Paralympics went from September 7th to the 18th. This leaches viewers from the MLB and NFL‚ which makes their ratings look lower. Moving to the presidential race‚ there have been four debates occurring on September 26th‚ October 4th‚ October 9th‚ and October 19th. This directly affects
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Education difference between East Asian and American One of the phenomenon I experienced and observed a lot is East Asian students‚ comparingly‚ speak less in class than American students. More precisely‚ the students impacted by western education is more talkative (in a class discussion) than the students learned under East Asian education system. Besides the language issue‚ I am more interested in the foundation of different that drove behind this phenomenon. And I believe this is a good example
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The Decline Of the United States as the Worlds Only Super Power The United States has experienced a steady decline as the world’s only super power‚ and this steady decline will continue until the United States is no longer the world’s hegemonic state. There are a number of factors that directly influence this decrease in power from the United States on the world stage including: a struggle to sustain economic hegemony
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this stage will struggle to maintain and increase market share. Decline Stage After the period of stable growth stage‚ the revenue and profit generated from sales of the product starts dipping because to market saturation and this is where product reaches the decline stage. The company will put efforts to cut production and distribution costs. This is because the company main concern is to ensure sales and profit margin does not decline even further. Price will be set lower that below the market price
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Causes of the Decline of Feudalism in England Introduction The Norman Conquest of England of 1066 brought about changes in the organization of the Kingdom when William the conqueror (r.1066-1087) adopted Anglo- Norman feudalism in England. This political system based on the granting of land by the king to his nobles in return for their military service‚ was weakened during the 14th and 15th centuries. Social disorder‚ economic decline‚ plague‚ and endemic warfare led to the decline of the system
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capitalism was not in education. You got admitted to school based on your intellect‚ and not how much is sitting in your bank account or how much debt you are willing to take in order to get an education. My father used to tell me that‚ America was ranked first in all IQ test they participated in. That was the America that sent the first man to the moon and that was the America that created the first Doctor who separated Siamese twins. That was when an American Education was really worth it. As
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The Decline and Fall of The Roman Empire The Roman Empire was a beautiful place ruled by Augustus. The borders of the empire during the Pax Romana measured 10‚000 miles and enclosed an area of more than 3 million square miles‚ that’s about the size of the United States today. The population of the empire during this period was between 70 and 90 million people. The city of Rome itself was home to about one million people. During the third century (A.D. 200-300)‚ problems confronted the Roman Empire
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