Aging of population (also known as demographic aging‚ and population aging) is a summary term for shifts in the age distribution (i.e.‚ age structure) of a population toward older ages. A direct consequence of the ongoing global fertility transition (decline) and of mortality decline at older ages‚ population aging is expected to be among the most prominent global demographic trends of the 21st century. Population aging is progressing rapidly in many industrialized countries‚ but those developing
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Chapter 3: Ancient Greek Civilization 1. During the Mycenaean civilization‚ who was the great poet and what were his two important literary works that influenced the Greeks and formed part of Western literature? Homer‚ The Iliad‚ The Odyssey 2. In a period known as the Dark Ages from 100 B.C. to 800 B.C.‚ life reverted to simpler forms and people lived in relative isolation. 3. The period from the 9th to the 6th century B.C. is known as the Archaic Age during which the Greek kings were deposed
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Years ago the Aral Sea was the fourth largest lake in the world. Over the years it was dramatically decreased to 80 % of its size since 1960. Now it is harshly affecting the people who live in this area. Children are being born with birth deformities and the number of people with throat cancer has grown. There is a great loss of fish species’ in the sea because of the toxins in the water from fertilizers used on farms. Also with ports now hundreds of kilometers away from the sea the fishing industry
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Riders to the Sea by the Irish playwright J.M Synge is a one act drama‚ which in essence is a tragedy‚ yet an unusual one. Unlike in traditional tragedies‚ the hero(ine) of the play does not put up (or even stand) a fighting chance‚ but undergoes a character transformation‚ which is more tragic than the demise of a hero. Maurya‚ the main character‚ is an old woman. Yet‚ most importantly‚ she is a mother; a mother of six sons who had all perished in the sea. She had had a difficult time bringing them
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the universe. Brave explorers set out on miraculous adventures to discover the truth about our planet and the secrets that laid beyond. One of these important figures was Sir Francis Drake of Britain‚ who was able to complete the ultimate task of sailing around the world and contribute to all that we know today. Sir Francis Drake became a part of this world around the years 1540-1544‚ in Devonshire‚ England. Our explorer began his early years trading slaves as a pirate. His parents were Edmund
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who mind don’t matter and those matter don’t mind”. At a first glance the quote might be small and obvious‚ but when dissected it has a enormous meaning. The quote gives way to the idea that people who don’t like you can be ignored while people that do like you cannot(Geisel). As Geisel wrote‚ those who matter don’t mind. This couldn’t be more true considering if someone really matters to you‚ and you matter to them‚ then they won’t mind you having opinions. An example that matter to a large sum
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GLOBAL WINE MARKETING Globalization is not new for Wine Marketing. It has given a tremendous effect in the last few decades. Making it a positive as well as negative aspect for the wine making industry. The main reason why the wine making industry attracts so much attention is that as for millions of investors and billions of consumer‚ it shares a fascinating global expenditure as the global average cost of bottle of wine is shared as follows. (Ref. from CIES Discussion Paper pg. no. 1 University
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usually bigger. If you are with your family‚ most new ships have cabins that are family friendly. You cabin will include very nice amenities that will make it seem more like home. These include private baths‚ refrigerators‚ large closets‚ phone and TV. Sea sickness should not be a concern for you. The newer ships now have stabilizers that keep the ship from rocking side to side. To be on the safe side‚ pack medicine like Dramamine in
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Sea Horse Scientific Name: Hippocampus Kingdom: Animalia Common Name: Sea Horse Seahorses are truly unique‚ and not just because of their unusual equine shape. The
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The Aral Sea is actually not a sea at all. It is an immense lake‚ a body of fresh water‚ although that particular description of its contents might now be more a figure of speech than practical fact. In the last 30 years‚ more than 60 percent of the lake has disappeared. The sequence of images above‚ acquired by Landsat satellites‚ shows the dramatic changes to the Aral Sea between 1973 and 2000. Beginning in the 1960s‚ farmers and state offices in Uzbekistan‚ Kazakhstan‚ and Central Asian states
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