(#1) The 47 Ronin Story takes place in 1701‚ approximately 100 years after the Tokugawa Shogunate was formed. The story displays much of the changes going on in Japanese society and culture. From the declining importance of the Samurai‚ to the rising influence of the merchant class‚ and finally to the inevitable changing of values that are all exacerbated by the long peace imposed by the Tokugawa Shogunate. The changing of values were not just commonplace among the classes‚ it also reached into
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by volcanoes. Human caused warming is by increased concentrations of greenhouse gasses such as carbon dioxide‚ Methane and a CFC’s. Humans have also emitted sulfur dioxide‚ which has a cooling effect and has tended to mask the warming effect of rising carbon dioxide for much of the last 100 years until the mid-1970’s‚ when clean air acts became operative. This planet is losing its forests‚ 34 million acres each year through burning and cutting. The destruction of tropical forests alone is throwing
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houses being purchased and sold between buyers and sellers either directly by owners or indirectly through brokers. Chinese housing market is growing rapidly. Between 2012 and 2013 prices in Shanghai and Beijing registered some of the largest increase‚ rising 15% over the previous year. Because many people begin to invest in housing market. For example‚ a person has one million RMB ‚ put into bank the interest is very low. However‚ if the person use these money to buy a house‚ in the future ‚ the profit
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are in blouses‚ some are in smocks: but truly there they are.” Additionally‚ this idea is later backed up by the line “Now they are rising together in calm swells of halcyon feeling‚ filling whatever they wear with the deep joy of their impersonal breathing.” This line really sells the idea that these angels are in fact laundry by creating the image of the angels rising together like clothes on a clothing pin outside the window. Furthermore‚ This line states that the angels fill whatever they wear
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The main macroeconomic issue for China：a rising trade surplus In the past years‚ the rapid growth of China’s trade surplus ‚ which means that a country’s total amount of export is more than the amount it imports and thus having a positive balance of trade‚ was a significant contributor to the development of global economy. Nevertheless‚ recent years’ data shown that the rising trade surplus of China is no longer so attractive and desirable as it used to be. More and more countries including
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crime rates are up across the country. The fact is that the average person in Chicago is very aware of the rising crime rates. Simply take a look at the crime statistics in a local newspaper or watch the local news broadcasting details about the latest crime committed locally. The fact is that most large cities are experiencing higher crime rates. Surprisingly‚ smaller towns are not immune to rising crime statistics. Statistics show that break-ins and robberies are up in Chicago. Therefore‚ home security
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Price / Earnings Ratio Q1: (Introductory) What three alternative measures of the price-earnings ratio (P/E ratio) are described in this article? Answer: Following are three price-earnings ratio described in the article: 1. P/E ratio 2. “Forward” P/E ratio 3. “Trailing” P/E ration Q2: (Advanced) Which of the three measures matches the definition of the P/E ratio given in your textbook? Explain your answer. Answer: Books has only discuss the simple P/E ratio‚ PE ratio measures how much investor
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Explain why marginal product first rises‚ then declines‚ and ultimately becomes negative. What bearing does the law of diminishing returns have on short‑run costs? Be specific. “When marginal product is rising‚ marginal cost is falling. And when marginal product is diminishing‚ marginal cost is rising.” Illustrate and explain graphically. Inputs of labor Total product Marginal product Average product 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 0 15 34 51 65 74 80 83
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a free competitive market. For others‚ it is almost impossible to predict the potential success or failure of privatization. These unclear predictions make privatization a very complicated issue for local governments. The combination of rapidly rising service costs and slowly increasing revenues has led officials in some cities and counties to use non-traditional income services to fund government options. Throughout the mid 1980’s state and local governments continue to be in trouble because of
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largely affected by rising food price in the country‚ which is a global phenomenon also in the present context. However‚ inflation in food component has come down to single digit after a long time in October 2011. Non food inflation would go higher in the future if the present exchange rate trend (especially USD exchange rate appreciation) still goes to upward direction. Overall consumer price inflation in Nepal has been influenced by rising prices of food and petroleum products and rising inflation India
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