Philippines - Economic sectors In the Philippines‚ the 3 largest economic sectors are industry‚ service‚ and agriculture‚ in terms of contribution to GDP. In past years‚ the service sector has exhibited continuous growth. Agriculture‚ although still substantial‚ continues to decline. Estimates from 1997 reveal that agriculture contributed 20 percent to GDP‚ industry contributed 32 percent‚ and services dominated the economy with 48 percent of GDP. In 1999 the rate of growth of the GDP stood at
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500 BCE)‚ and later spread. But similar "revolutions" also began independently from 9‚000 years ago in such places as Mesoamerica at the Balsas River[2] and in Kuk Swamp at Papua New Guinea. This revolution consisted in the development of the domestication of plants and animals and the development of new sedentary lifestyles which allowed economies of scale and productive surpluses. Towards the end of the Neolithic period‚ various Bronze Age civilizations began to rise in various "cradles" from
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Nomadic people began to become sedentary and create settlements through agriculture and domestication of animals. These settlements grew through specialization and surplus food‚ giving way to city states which grew into territorial states. These territorial states expanded over vast distances‚ the most influential of their time being the Han and Roman Empires. Han and Roman rulers centralized and standardized the economic system‚ allowing them control over their respective empires. Utilization of
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------------------------------------------------- Actinomorphic Most flowers are actinomorphic ("star shaped"‚ "radial")‚ meaning they can be divided into 3 or more identical sectors which are related to each other by rotation about the centre of the flower. Typically‚ each sector would contain one petal‚ one sepal and so on. It may or may not be possible to divide the flower into symmetrical halves by the same number of longitudinal planes passing through the axis: Oleander is an example of a
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pointed out that “A man who helps with the children once a week would be included in this %‚ so would (presumably) a man who ironed his own trousers on a Saturday afternoon”. Oakley argues that ‘to help in the house’ is not really evidence of male domestication‚ and that Willmott and Young’s claims were exaggerated. Oakley did her own research in 1974‚ and the conclusions she drew from it were that women still saw housework and childcare as their responsibility. This is supported by Devine‚ who said
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The Impact of the Silk Road • The Silk Road at first caused many pastoral groups to form. Eventually‚ rich families did settleand build large establishments. • The Silk Road allowed the spread of religions ( see chart above ) such as Nestorian Christianity‚Manichaeism‚ Zoroastrianism‚ and Buddhism. • The stirrup spread though out the Silk Road. It allowed riders to be much more stable and thuscaused military innovation. i.e. the superiority of the Tang calvary in China. The Indian Ocean
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As stated in the article‚ “2b or Not 2b” by David Crystal‚ some people believe that texting is not a natural form of communication and that it is wrecking our language. Although some people may agree with this idea‚ studies have challenged this opinion. Rather than fearing the consequences of texting‚ people should embrace this evolution and understand that this new form of communication may actually have benefits on literacy. This author once stated‚ “there is no evidence that texting teaches people
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Midterm Exam Question 1 Define ‘international marketing’. The marketer’s task is the same whether applied in Buffalo‚ New York or Harare‚ Zimbabwe. Discuss. International marketing is the performance of business activities designed to plan‚ price‚ promote‚ and direct the flow of a company’s goods and services to consumers or users in more than one nation for a profit. The statement “The marketer’s task is the same whether applied in Buffalo‚ New York or Harare‚ Zimbabwe‚ “is because the marketing
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The Paleolithic age covers a period from about 30‚000-12‚000 BCE. This era is also known as the Old Stone Age. The Neolithic age‚ also called the New Stone Age‚ covers a period from roughly 8‚000-2‚000 BCE. Both of these ages are sub-periods that comprise the Stone Age. Large differences between these two ages mark a great divide in the social and economic changes of prehistoric peoples. During the Paleolithic age man lived a nomadic lifestyle in small tribal or clan communities. Heavily relying
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The Book Thief by Markus Zusak deals with the horrors of the Kristallnacht period‚ also known as the “Night of Broken Glass.” This event escalated rapidly and eventually lead up to the Holocaust. This is an effective reminder of the impact of Nazi atrocities on everyday life Thirty thousand German Jews were thrown into concentration camps‚ and many more were murdered. The book focuses its attention on the fascist government’s attempts to destroy the culture. Defending culture is the The Book Thief’s
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