Demographically‚ the Roman Empire was an ordinary premodern state. It had high infant mortality‚ a low marriage age‚ and high fertility within marriage. Perhaps half of Roman subjects died by the age of 5. Of those still alive at age 10‚ half would die by the age of 50. Roman women could expect to bear on average 6 to 9 children. At its peak‚ after the Antonine Plague of the 160s CE‚ it had a population of about 60 million and a population density of about 16 persons per square kilometer. In contrast
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The United Sates has an incredibly long history of racism and discrimination that many are fighting to leave in the past. Multiple methods and philosophies have been proposed in the effort eliminate such practices‚ some of which are obviously less effective than others. One method through which people have attempted to combat these issues is to encourage people to be “colorblind‚” in which one attempts to not notice or remain “blind” to another’s race. In theory‚ this would result in the equal treatment
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case will look at the current situation of the music industry and analyse the effect the new technologies and the digital world are having on record labels and artists. Firstly by looking at a micro and macro environmental view point using various analysis models a better understanding can be made of the music industry in its current state. Once establishing the fundamentals areas by which record labels can advance objectives will be set and followed by promoting and distributing an up and coming artist
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Retail Scenario in India : Touching Meteoric Scales As the corporates the Piramals‚ the Tatas‚ the Rahejas‚ ITC‚ S.Kumar’s‚ RPG Enterprises‚ and mega retailers- Crosswords‚ Shopper’s Stop‚ and Pantaloons race to revolutionize the retailing sector‚ retail as an industry in India is coming alive. Retail sales in India amounted to about Rs.7400 billion in 2002‚ expanded at an average annual rate of 7% during 1999-2002. With the upturn in economic growth during 2003‚ retail sales are also
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Working for yourself vs. working for employer When it comes to work‚ there is no way around it. We have to work whether it will be ourselves or some one. There are differences and similarities to both whether working for yourself or someone else. But the differences of self business have greater importance than the work of employer. First Difference between self employment and employment is freedom. When we choose to work‚ a lot of thoughts come to mind such as “Will I wake up so early tomorrow
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Event Date Description Radisson and des Groseilliers are voyagers from France who travelled to north of Lake Superior to begin a fur trading 1659 They went to Montreal and travelled to Lake Superior to begin a trade business with the Cree and Ojibwa people The world’s oldest operating trading company is created on May 2nd‚1670 by the Royal Charter 1670 King Charles II issues a Charter HBC to give them monopoly over all trade in the area. In return HBC pays the King two elk and two black beaver
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Again‚ this is a first sort--just an overview that will further analysis. The United Kingdom is 23rd in world population‚ with about 61 million people. It is 6th in GDP‚ with about $2.9 trillion. And it is 4th in military expenditure‚ with about $61 billion per year. (Statistics as usual compiled from Politically‚ it seems as if the string has run out on Labour‚ and the Conservatives will in all probability take over in late spring of 2010. David Cameron‚ a pleasant man who sadly just lost a son
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In the book titled‚ "A World Lit Only By Fire"‚ William Manchester describes the shadowy‚ bleak‚ and disturbing time of the Middle Ages. It was filled with illiteracy‚ carnage‚ and corruption. Then he elaborately shows the transition between the Medieval era and to the revival of learning‚ the Renaissance. As the story progresses‚ he uses quotes from historians and historic figures. He may come off as biased by just highlighting the disaster of the Medieval ages‚ but he is just emphasizing what makes
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then collected with the dirt and filth of the people‚ which combined with the thick smoke now pouring out of factories. Manchester suffered the worst‚ as people moved to Manchester‚ the city grew significantly‚ but was still incredibly crowded and sanitation was nonexistent. People had little to eat‚ pitiful wages‚ and any response was largely ineffective for many years. Manchester grew at an incredibly rapid rate‚ factories and development everywhere you went‚ and the city only grew more crowded.
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PEST and Porter’s Five Forces Analysis of Barclays Bank PEST Analysis Barclays Bank identified the sustainability as a means of recognizing and managing the economic‚ social‚ and environmental issues across the Group‚ and at the same time‚ contributing to the wellness of the society. PEST analysis is created to identify the factors that might affect the sustainability of the organization. Political Analysis The sustainability of Barclays’s agenda has expanded rapidly. It reflects the
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