EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The previous five years of the Professional Photography industry have demonstrated an overall decline. Having being driven down by the demand from advertising services‚ the effects of rising interest rates on real house hold disposable income and rapid growth in technology all played major parts in the performance of the Professional Photography industry. The industry is extremely large and highly competitive as there are low barriers in entering the photography‚ as well
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Nicholas II came to the throne during an arduous time in Russian history. It was a combination of factors‚ including his political ineptitude that led to the fall of the Romanov dynasty and eventually cost Nicholas II‚ the Tsarina Alexandra and their five children their lives. Russia was late in modernising‚ partly due to the Tsar?s lack of reforms‚ and was behind Britain‚ France and the United States. Russia was also slow to emerge from feudalism‚ and was undergoing difficulty as industrial and
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The Decline of the Qing Dynasty In 1636‚ the Manchus founded the Qing Dynasty. However‚ the Ming Dynasty still held the Mandate of Heaven until 1644 when the Ming Dynasty “lost power through military force” and the Mandate of Heaven was passed to the Qing Dynasty (Essentials of Modern Chinese History 2). The Qing Dynasty continued the policies of the Ming Dynasty with minor changes. The Qing lasted for 268 years and was the last dynasty ruled by a sovereign king (http://www.learn.columbia.edu/nanxuntu/start
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[Online] London. Available at: http://www.enjoyengland.com [Accessed 2 April 2010] • Allan Wood‚ 2004. Chief executive of clean beach campaigners. Resorts must drop “boozy image”. BBC News‚ [internet] 4 October. • Seaside Towns “locked in spiral of decline” (Anon.‚ 2007) Mail Online‚ [internet] 7 March. Available at: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-440696/Seaside-towns-locked-spiral-decline.html [Accessed 3 April 2003] • Government Office for the North West‚ 2010. John Denham: New Support
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Summary The essence of the article ‘The Myth of Male Decline’ is that in spite of reports of gender equality gains made in the workplace‚ the reality of the matter is that this far from the truth. Coontz’s argues that reports purporting women to be doing better‚ and in some instances even outperforming men in the workplace are greatly exaggerated and that the workplace is still male dominated. She says that the organizations responsible for publishing such reports are doing so in an attempt to
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509 B.C.E. The focal-point of the new order was to emphasize the sharing of power‚ which contributed to its fast-paced success. However‚ the Republic also decayed and collapsed as quickly as it had grown. The main factors that attributed to its decline were the political reforms proposed by the Gracchi‚ its rapid expansion and conquests‚ and the consuls Marius and Sulla. These three factors all played significant roles in the decay of the Roman Republic and its transition into the Roman Empire.
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P2: Explain the potential effects of five different life factors on the development of an individual Fetal Alcohol Syndrome FAS is the term used to describe a number of foetal abnormalities which occur in the babies of women who have abused alcohol during the course of their pregnancy. If a woman drinks alcohol during pregnancy the alcohol goes across the placenta to the foetus through the bloodstream. The foetus’ liver isn’t fully formed‚ so it cannot metabolise the alcohol quickly enough‚ therefore
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on the market‚ the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S3. Both are advanced and improved smartphones that have applications to organize and simplify daily duties‚ however‚ have keen differences that distinguish its likeability to the people. Nonetheless‚ the iPhone 5 and Galaxy S3 indeed have several similarities and differences in design and structure. Apple’s iPhone 5 materials used to create their products are still the best. Around 20% thinner and lighter than the iPhone 4S‚ the iPhone 5’s glass and aluminum
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in our society. As of 2012 68.5 percent of our goods were shipped on tractor trailers‚ with only 14.8 percent of freight being shipped in rail cars (Costello‚ 2012). The railroads began to see a decline around the time of World War I. During this time the railroad had 254‚000 miles of line. The decline began to happen because of increasing government regulations along with new modes of transporting. By 1966 the mileage of the rails had dropped to less than 213‚000 miles‚ most of which was lost between
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Population Decline of Bees Have you heard the latest buzz about our sweetest pollinator? Honeybees‚ the world’s most common and important pollinator‚ are slowly dying off. One in every three bites of food are pollinated by bees‚ the Earth would collapse without them (Grossman). Of course everything has an opposing side‚ and many people believe nothing is wrong with the Earth’s bee population‚ focusing more on other dying off pollinators. The population of bees is slowly becoming lower‚ possibly
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