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    There are five future economic trends‚ which could give Australian companies an almost endless marketplace. 1. The Aging Population: Australia’s population is not growing‚ it’s also getting older. Over the past three decades‚ the economy has benefited from the larger population and its growing share of people who are of working age. The population is expected to continue to grow but the relative share of the population which is of working age-the labour force is expected to shrink. 2. Emerging

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    ####### #### Professor AMH2010 20 November 2013 The First Great Awakening versus the Second Great Awakening When trying to define the great awakening‚ one would say it’s a period of time that consisted of numerous religious revivals that took place in American colonies during the 18th and 19th century. A revival is an upturn in the state or strength of something. However‚ when talking about the great awakening a revival is used in a spiritual context because it means an escalation in spiritual

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    During the eighteenth century child labor was on the rise as an international epidemic. The change from agricultural life to urban life due to the industrial revolution assuaged the problem. The child life went from working all day on farms at a house to working all day at a factory with machines and abusive bosses. This led to catrophic consequences that forced the government to regulate it. The government was forced due to different people’s action and stories. There were poems alerting the public

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    ethnically diverse of British colonies in North America during the 18th “We are a nation of communities... a brilliant diversity spread like stars‚ like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky.” --------- George H. W. Bush The United States of America has reputation as a country of freedom and diversity ever since the early time of its history- the colonial period. However‚ it is not until around 17th- 18th century that the British colonies in North America became the most ethnically

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    Nineteenth century America contained a bewildering array of Protestant sects and denominations‚ with different doctrines‚ practices‚ and organizational forms. But by the 1830s almost all of these bodies had a deep evangelical emphasis in common. Protestantism has always contained an important evangelical strain‚ but it was in the nineteenth century that a particular style of evangelicalism became the dominant form of spiritual expression. What above all else characterized this evangelicalism was

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    THE COMPARISON OF THE FIRST AND SECOND GREAT AWAKENING Comparison of the First and Second Great Awakening There are many factors that triggered the religious revivals known as the Great Awakenings. These awakenings encouraged citizens to partake in religious ceremonies and activities. Some agreed and joined the bandwagon‚ some refused. The awakenings had aspects that resulted in great long term benefits in government‚ education‚ and society. During the 1730s

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    In Antebellum America‚ a Second Great Awakening swept the nation through fervorous Protestant religious revivals. As a matter of fact‚ 75% of Americans attended church regularly during this time. The Second Great Awakening was an important period in history because many religions‚ denominations‚ and utopian societies were founded‚ it shaped the way churches are now‚ and it influenced many more important movements in American history. The Second Great Awakening was a time in which Protestant revivals

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    veterinary medicine actually changed from the 18th century to the 21st century? Many people would reply to this question by stating just like most ‘modern’ things‚ veterinary medicine has taken its current form by going through many transformations (1). Before the 18th century‚ some forms of medicine and medical practices were based solely on herbalism and superstitions. There was no significant change in medicine especially veterinary medicine until the 18th century‚ because most individuals still believed

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    During the 16th and 18th centuries America became the land to settle for better opportunities. A lot of powerful European countries came to settle in order to expand their territories for economic gain. While the people of those countries were trying to find an easier way of life. These choices were mainly provoked by their motivations and problems in their country such as‚ seeking religious freedom‚ economic profits or a gateway from rulers’ tyranny. Spanish explorers first came to the Americas

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    my stolen daughters! Whittier and his contemporaries were not the originators of the abolitionist movement however. Early in this country ’s history many religious‚ social‚ and political leaders sewed the seeds of abolition. From the early days of the Puritans to the time of the American Revolutionary War‚ men and women of great conscience gathered to express their outrage at a morally and ethically corrupt institution. Samuel Sewall‚ a wealthy merchant and printer‚ wrote what was considered to

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