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    result. Demography became a concern for soviet China after the first census of the population‚ in 1952‚ which result was one sixth bigger than the government’s expectations‚ with 590 million people. Still‚ the issue was soon eclipsed by the great famine of 1959. During the year 1960‚ the natality rate had dropped that much that the population lost 3 million people in one year. Thus the regain of economic growth in 1961 resulted in a strong Chinese birth rate decade‚ with 20 million to 30 million

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    Day Five and Six: Trial of Socrates A. What is the current state? (Stability: What the majority believe) Athens has long prided itself and itself as a hub for stimulating intellectual conversations‚ spurring philosophy‚ mathematics‚ and the arts. The reason that new and exciting ideas come from Athens‚ the democrats argue‚ is that merchants and sailors are permitted to travel to far off countries and expose themselves to new ideas‚ and bring them home; foreigners are likewise permitted

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    friendlier. Alex also met another friend‚ Lao Xu. Lao Xu loved history and seemed to know everything about China. When Alex asked Eddie why Lao Xu did not just become a history teacher if he loved it so much‚ Eddie answered saying Chinese people do not get to pick their job and that Lao Xu was basically a spy sent by the government. This made Alex feel a little uncomfortable and upset because he wasn’t sure if Lao Xu was really his friend or not. “Maybe Lao Xu and I could still be friends‚ but now I knew

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    As he met with that horrible and bloody massacre‚ his responsibility was growing. Alex felt sorry for Lao-Xu because if he hadn’t rushed out of hotel that day‚ Lao-Xu might have not gone to Tiananmen Square with him‚ avoiding death. When Alex saw that Lao-Xu had fallen onto the ground‚ a huge weight had been put on his shoulders. At last‚ before he left grandma’s home to Canada‚ he smuggled the tapes out of China. He wanted to help

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    forgot their colonies). Almost all food that was consumed by Puerto Ricans of 1898 were from Puerto Rico. Then came the United States and changed the economy to a Sugar based one. Almost all farmland was cultivated with sugarcane‚ and that brought famine as a result. Then there was necessity of clothing so United

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    Q.1. There was a frantic effort to enclose lands in Britain because : (a) From the mid-eighteenth century the English population multiplied four times from 7 million in 1750 to 30 millon in 1900. (b) Britain was industrialising‚ more people began to live in urban areas‚ men from rural areas migrated to towns in search of jobs (c) As population grew‚ more foodgrains were needed‚ so land was enclosed (d) All the above Ans. (d) Q.2. The continuous movement of the pastoral communities helps in

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    Aesthetic differences between Chinese and Western Poetry —critics on Xu Yuanchong’s Chinese poetry translation 1 Introduction Nowadays in China‚ there are mainly two kinds of different opinions on translating classical Chinese poems. On one side‚ Xu Yuanzhong‚ as a representative,hold that classical Chinese poems should be translated in the form of poems(rhymed verse translation). Xu Yuanzhong put forward the Theory of Three Beauties and the Theory of Rivalry. On the other side‚ scholars such as

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    Business Leadership Skills MGTC90 Fall 2012 Dr. P. Radhakrishnan Assignment 2 Nuo Promise Xu 996621918 Page 1 of 17 MGTC90 Fall 2012 Dr. P. Radhakrishnan Assignment 2 Nuo Promise Xu | 996621918 Overview In choosing a focus area for this course‚ social skills is chosen. After reviewing academic literature and combining my personal situation‚ a behavioral-based improvement plan‚ together with progress tracking journal and social skills assessment tools‚ were developed and

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    GTI Staff Papers on Laser Technology Page 1 of 3 Publications by GTI Staff on Application of Laser Technology to Well Construction and Completion 1. Batarseh‚ S.I.‚ Gahan‚ B.C.‚ Sharma‚ B.C.‚ R. 2005. "Innovation in Wellbore Perforation Using High Power Laser‚" IPTC Paper 10981‚ International Petroleum Technology Conference‚ Doha‚ Qatar‚ November 21-23. 2. Gahan‚ B.C. "Putting the Pressure on Fiber Laser Perforations" (pdf 461 KB) GTI Document No. GTI-05/0243‚ GasTIPS‚ 11‚ No. 4 (Fall

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    Country analysis about China Mengjing Xu Country Analysis about China From the Global Perspectives of International Management Author(s):Mengjing Xu Supervisor(s): Henning Austmann Institution: Hochschule Hannover Student ID: 1242642 Date: 07‚ 2013 1 Country analysis about China Mengjing Xu Table of contents Table of contents................................................................................................................. 2 Abstract.................

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